October 6 – On This Day in Medical History
Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with October 6.
Events
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Births
1793 – Charles Aston Key (1793-1849), English surgeon; described Key-Hodgkin murmur (1827) and published the first description of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine (OPLL) in 1838
1836 – Wilhelm Gottfried Waldeyer-Hartz (1836-1921), German anatomist. Described Waldeyer tonsillar ring (1884), Waldeyer neuron theory (1891), Waldeyer rectosacral fascia (1899), and Ovarian Fossa of Waldeyer
Deaths
1934 – Gabrielle Charlotte Lévy (1886-1934), French neurologist. Described Roussy-Lévy syndrome (1926) and Lhermitte-Lévy syndrome (1931)
Further reading
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