Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 233
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 233 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.
Tag Willis-Ekbom disease
Hermann Oppenheim
Hermann Oppenheim (1858-1919) was a German neurologist. Oppenheim sign/reflex (1902) and the archaic term Oppenheim disease (1900)
Thomas Willis
Thomas Willis (1621–1675) was an English physician.
Willis-Ekbom disease
Restless legs syndrome (RLS)/Willis-Ekbom disease (WED) is characterized by an urge to move the legs, usually associated with limb discomfort. The symptoms occur at rest, are relieved by movement, and are worst in the evening and at night.
Karl-Axel Ekbom
Karl-Axel Ekbom (1907-1977) Swedish neurologist. Eponym: Willis-Ekbom syndrome (Restless leg syndrome); Ekbom Syndrome II (Delusion of parasitosis)