Recommended Pages at whonamedit.com
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whonamedit.com — “Comprehensive dictionary of medical eponyms. The stories of diseases, conditions, medical syndromes and the people whose names they carry.” View full resource at whonamedit.com
Most Recently Shared on August 10, 2010 at 8:20 pm By:
http://www.whonamedit.com/ is a useful website on the origins of medical eponyms. Currently up to 4261 entries and 8486 individual eponyms.
Guillain-Barr-Strohl syndrome (www.whonamedit.com)
whonamedit.com — “Guillain-Barr-Strohl syndrome: The commonest form of acquired neuropathy, most frequently affecting young adults. Commences with progressive muscular weakness of extremities that may lead to paralysis. Also known as: Landry's paralysis,Kussmaul-Landry syndrome,Landry's syndrome,Landry-Guillain-Barr syndrome,Landry-Kussmaul syndrome,Glanzmann-Saland syndrome (misnomer).” View full resource at whonamedit.com
Most Recently Shared on August 3, 2010 at 11:30 pm By:
Jeff Kraakevik Neurologist, Physician, and Doctor
GBS = Guillaine-Barre Syndrome. Originally Guilian-Barre-Strohl=>Strohl (jr guy) did most of the work, but is forgotten http://ow.ly/2kCi
Klippel-Trnaunay-Weber syndrome (www.whonamedit.com)
whonamedit.com — “Klippel-Trnaunay-Weber syndrome: A rare syndrome characterized by unilateral congenital capillary and cavernous haemangiomatous malformations of the arteriovenous system, syndactyly, overgrowth of certain fingers, and osteohypertrophic changes of one extremity. Also known as: Klippel-Trnaunay syndrome,Klippel-Trenaunay-Parkes Weber syndrome,Ollier-Klippel syndrome,Ollier-Klippel-Trenaunay symptom complex,Ollier-Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome,Parkes Weber's syndrome,Trenauny's syndrome,Weber sy” View full resource at whonamedit.com
Most Recently Shared on September 12, 2009 at 3:27 am By:
Dean Giustini Health Professional
@danhooker Klippel-Trenaunay (overview) http://bit.ly/3vmlwc (seminal literature http://bit.ly/9ylie
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome (www.whonamedit.com)
whonamedit.com — “Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome: A form of uveomeningoencephalitis endemic in the Far East. Also known as: Harada's disease,Vogt-Koyanagi syndrome,Yug's syndrome.” View full resource at whonamedit.com
Most Recently Shared on July 15, 2009 at 6:34 pm By:
Jeff Kraakevik Neurologist, Physician, and Doctor
Cool neurology eponym - Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome. http://bit.ly/2SXDmf #neuroclerk
Sir Geoffrey Jefferson (www.whonamedit.com)
whonamedit.com — “Sir Geoffrey Jefferson: English neurologist and neurosurgeon, 1886-1961. Associated with: Foix's syndrome II,Godtfredsen's syndrome,Jefferson's fracture,Jefferson's syndrome” View full resource at whonamedit.com
Most Recently Shared on May 27, 2009 at 6:17 pm By:
Jeff Kraakevik Neurologist, Physician, and Doctor
Geoffrey Jefferson for whom the Jefferson fracture was named practiced in Manchester, UK. Was he a United or City fan? http://bit.ly/vejs8
