Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with March 9.

Events

1864 – Albrecht von Graefe (1828-1870) first presented the von Graefe sign (lid lag sign) to the Berlin Medical Society

When normal individuals elevate or lower their glance, the upper eyelid makes a corresponding movement. In patients suffering from Basedow disease, this is entirely abolished or reduced to the minimum. That is, as the cornea looks down, the upper eyelid does not follow. [1864;16:158-160]

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Births

1758 – Franz Josef Gall (1758-1828), German neuroanatomist; early publications on cerebral localization and controversially associated with the pseudoscience of phrenology

1911 – Dorothea Wilhelmine Barthel (1911-2003), American physical therapist; described the Barthel index (1965)

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Deaths

1718 – Marcus Gerbezius (1658-1718), Slovenian physician; provided first description of Stokes-Adams syndrome (1717)

1822 – Caleb Hillier Parry (1755-1822), English physician; provided early descriptions for Parry Disease (Graves disease), Progressive Hemifacial Atrophy (Parry-Romberg syndrome), and Hirschprung disease in his 1825 posthumously published works

1962 – Paul Hoffmann (1884-1962), German physiologist and physician; described Hoffmann-Tinel sign (Tinel sign) (1915)

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Further reading

• Cadogan M. Graves orbitopathy. LITFL