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Neurology abounds with eponyms--Babinski's sign, Guillian-Barre' sundrome, Alzheimer's disease, etc. Neurologists and neuroscientists, however, are often hazy about the origin of these terms. This book brings together 55 of the most common eponyms related to the neurological examination, neuroanatomy, and neurological diseases. The chapters have a uniform structure: a short biography, a discussion of and a quotation from the original publication, and a discussion of the subsequent evolution and significance of the eponym. Photographs of all but one of the eponymists have been included. The material is organized into sections on anatomy and pathology, symptoms and signs, reflexes and tests, clinical syndromes, and diseases and defects. The selection of eponyms was based on the frequency of use, familiarity of clinical neurologists with the concept, and the significance within neurology of the individual who coined the eponym. This volume covers some of the classic ideas in the history of clinical neurology. It will be of interest to neurologists, neuroscientists, medical historians, and their students and trainees.
life of Philippe Fermin
Nature, medicine and law in Suriname and the Netherlands
Häftad, Engelska, 2026
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Philippe Fermin (1730-1813) was born in a Huguenot family in Berlin, where he attended the French gymnasium. He apprenticed as a surgeon in Suffolk, England and took the "sea exam" in Amsterdam. He became a ship surgeon and sailed to Paramaribo, Suriname, where he stayed for seven years. He obtained his MD from the University of Aberdeen (1758). He became interested in medical and natural history observations in Suriname, about which he wrote seven books after settling in Maastricht, the Netherlands. He eventually became a member of the bench of aldermen in that city and, in the French era, deputy judge. This book is based largely on correspondence with Fermin's teacher in Berlin, perpetual secretary of the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences Samuel Formey (1711-1797), Fermin’s seven books and archival material. The book aims to paint a picture of that period from Fermin's perspective. Some of the aspects covered in the book include his surgical training in Berlin, Suffolk, and Amsterdam, life in Suriname, slavery, the decline of this Dutch colony, the collection of curiosities in so-called cabinets, the Republic of Letters, the scientific societies of the time, and the experiments he conducted in Suriname, which sometimes provoked fierce criticism.