William Dabney
William Cec. Dabney (1849–1894) described epidemic chest pain (“Devil’s Grip”) and championed medical education, licensure, and public health in Virginia
Category Medical Specialty
Adie syndrome
Holmes–Adie syndrome: a benign neurological condition marked by tonic pupils and areflexia, historically mistaken for neurosyphilis.
Cornelia de Lange
Cornelia Catharina de Lange (1871-1950) was a Dutch pediatrician. Described Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS) in 1933
Charles Chaddock
Charles Gilbert Chaddock (1861-1936) was an American neurologist, psychiatrist, poet and medical translator. Chaddock sign and Chaddock wrist sign
Procedure: Nail bed repair
Emergency Procedure, instruction and discussion: nail bed repair - a deceptively simple injury that can lead to permanent nail deformity if managed incorrectly
Procedure: Nail bed repair
Emergency Procedure: nail bed lacerations - a deceptively simple injury that can lead to permanent nail deformity if not managed carefully
Leslie Zieve
Leslie Zieve (1915–2000), American hepatologist; Zieve syndrome: jaundice, haemolysis, and hyperlipidaemia in fatty liver disease.
Leonardo Gigli
Leonardo Gigli (1863-1908) was an Italian surgeon and gynaecologist. Inventor of the Gigli saw for lateralised pubiotomy
Procedure: Serratus Anterior Block
Emergency Procedure, instruction and discussion: Serratus Anterior Plane (SAP) Block; a technique most often used for rib fracture pain
Procedure: Serratus Anterior Block
Emergency Procedure: Serratus Anterior Plane (SAP) Block; a technique most often used for rib fracture pain
Neuroimaging Cases 009
Neurocysticercosis. Third edition in our Neuroimaging case study series with guest editors Drs. Michael Leonard and David Weinrib
Edmond Landolt
Edmund Landolt (1846–1926): Swiss-French ophthalmologist who created the Landolt C optotype, advanced strabismus surgery, and retinal anatomy studies