Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with March 23.

Events

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Births

1833– Carl Friedrich Otto Westphal (1833-1890), German neurologist; described Leyden-Westphal Ataxia (1872), Westphal Sign (1875), Westphal-Strümpell Pseudosclerosis (1883), Westphal syndrome (1885), Edinger-Westphal nucleus (1887)

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Deaths

1905 – Henri Parinaud (1844-1905), French ophthalmologist and neurologist; described Parinaud Syndrome (Dorsal Midbrain Syndrome) (1883), ,and Parinaud Oculoglandular Syndrome (1889)

1993 – Denis Parsons Burkitt (1911-1993), Irish surgeon; described Burkitt Lymphoma (1958)

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Further reading