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West syndrome

West Syndrome (Infantile Spasms) - Triad of infantile spasms, developmental delay and hypsarrhythmia on EEG. First described by William James West on his son in 1841

Leon Ginzburg

Biography Born 1898 1947-1967 Director of Surgery Emeritus, Beth Israel Medical Center New York Died 1988 Medical Eponyms Key Medical Attributions Major Publications Crohn BB, Ginzburg L, Oppenheimer GD. Regional ileitis; a pathologic and clinical entity. JAMA, 1932; 99: 1323-1329.…

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Gissane angle

Gissane Angle [aka *critical angle; critical angle of Gissane], like the Böhler angle, can be used to help determine the presence of a calcaneus fracture on a radiograph.

Adam Politzer

Ádám Politzer (1835 - 1920) was a Hungarian Otolaryngologist. one of the principal founders of otology, was the first Professor of Otology in Vienna