Johannes Peutz
Johannes Peutz (1886–1957), Dutch internist, first described Peutz-Jeghers syndrome in 1921; pioneer of clinical diagnostics in The Hague.
Category Medical Specialty
Harold Jeghers
Harold Jeghers (1904–1990), US internist, co-described Peutz-Jeghers syndrome in 1949; pioneer educator and founder of the Jeghers Medical Index
William Rivers
William Halse Rivers Rivers (1864–1922): neurologist, anthropologist, WWI shell shock pioneer, dermatomes co-mapper, protopathic/epicritic sensation theorist
Hans Chiari
Hans Chiari (1851-1916) was an Austrian pathologist. Eponymously affiliated with the Chiari malformation; Type II Chiari malformation (Arnold–Chiari malformation) and Budd–Chiari syndrome
Procedure: Radial Arterial Line
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Radial Arterial Line, with a guide made in partnership with a recent publication in Emergency medicine Australasia
Charles Ballance
Sir Charles Ballance (1856–1936), pioneer of neurosurgery and otology, first performed facial nerve crossover anastomosis in 1895—an enduring milestone.
Procedure: Radial Arterial Line
Emergency Procedure: Radial Arterial Line, with a guide made in partnership with a recent publication in Emergency medicine Australasia
Carl Wernicke
Carl Wernicke (1848–1905), German neurologist who described Wernicke’s area and aphasia, and identified Wernicke’s encephalopathy from thiamine deficiency
CT Case 096
30-year-old male presents following a work place injury. A 20cm metal rod has fallen on his face, resulting in a penetrating orbital injury.
Klumpke Palsy
Lower brachial plexus injury, with consequent weakness and wasting of the C8–T1 musculature. Augusta Klumpke (1859-1927)
CT Case 095
A 66-year-old lady presents with left sided facial droop and hemiparesis, headache and vomiting. A CT stroke series is performed
Carl Westphal
Carl Friedrich Otto Westphal (1833-1890) was a German neurologist and psychiatrist. Westphal sign, Westphal syndrome, Westphall-Strümpell pseudosclerosis, Westphal-variant Huntington disease, Leyden-Westphal ataxia, and the Edinger-Westphal nucleus