Wladimir Bechterew
Vladimir Mikhailovich Bekhterev (1857-1927) was a Russian neurologist, psychiatrist, psychologist, physiologist and morphologist
Best known for noting the role of the hippocampus in memory; his study of reflexes; and Bekhterew disease (ankylosing spondylitis)
Biography
- Born on January 20, 1857
- Died on December 24, 1927
There are only two persons who know the anatomy of the brain perfectly – God and Bekhterev.
Friedrich Kopsch
Medical Eponyms
Key Medical Contributions
Major Publications
- Bechterew W. Steifigkeit der Wirbelsaule und ihre Werkrummerung als besondere Erkrankungsform. Neurologisches Zentralblatt 1893; 12: 426-34.
- Bechterew W. Von der Verwachsung oder Steifigkeit der Wirbelsaule. Deutsche Zeitschrift fur Nervenheilkunde 1897; I I : 327-37
- Bechterew W. Neue Beobachtungen mit patologisch-anatomische Untersuchungen uber Steifigkeit der Wirbelsaule. Deutsche Zeitschrift fur Nervenheilkunde 1899; 15: 45-57
- Bechterew W. Uber ankylosirende Entzundung der Wirbelsaule und der grossen Extremitatengelenke. Deutsche Zeitschrift fur Nervenheilkunde 1899; 15: 3745.
References
Biography
- Leden I. Mannen bakom syndromet: Wladimir Bechterew. Ryssen som “sowed confusion and reaped glory” [The man behind the syndrome: Vladimir Bekhterev. The Russian who sowed confusion and reaped glory]. Lakartidningen. 1987 Sep 16;84(38):2960-2. Swedish.
- Ljungren B. Vladimir Bekhterev: The professor who diagnosed the state of Stalin. In: Ljungren B, ed. Great men with sick brains. Illinois, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Park Ridge 1989: 49-68
- Lerner V, Witztum E. Vladimir Bekhterev, 1857-1927. Am J Psychiatry. 2005 Aug;162(8):1506.
- Lerner V, Margolin J, Witztum E. Vladimir Bekhterev: his life, his work and the mystery of his death. Hist Psychiatry. 2005 Jun;16(62 Pt 2):217-27.
- Lerner V, Margolin J, Witztum E. Vladimir Mikhailovich Bekhterev (1857-1927). J Neurol. 2006 Nov;253(11):1518-9
- Akimenko MA. Vladimir Mikhailovich Bekhterev. J Hist Neurosci. 2007 Jan-Jun;16(1-2):100-9
- Kesselring J. Vladimir Mikhailovic Bekhterev (1857-1927): strange circumstances surrounding the death of the great Russian neurologist. Eur Neurol. 2011; 66(1): 14-17.
Eponymous terms
- Leden I. Did Bechterew Describe the Disease which is Named After Him?: A question raised due to the centennial of his primary report. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 1994; 23(1): 42–45
Eponym
the person behind the name
