Facets

1884 CE

#4747

Ueber die juvenile Form der progressiven Muskelatrophie und ihre Beziehungen zur sogenannten Pseudohypertrophie der Muskeln.

Progressive muscular dystrophy (“Erb’s muscular atrophy”). Erb did much to establish the modern conception of the muscular dystrophies.

1882 CE

#4082

Ueber die multiplen Fibrome der Haut und ihre Beziehung zu den multiplen Neuromen

One of Virchow’s distinguished pupils, von Recklinghausen gave a classic description of neurofibromatosis, adding much to the knowledge of the condition, which later became known as “Recklinghausen’s…

1906 CE

#4594.1

Ueber die nicht epileptischen Absencen oder kurzen narkoleptischen Anfälle.

First description of pyknolepsy.

1862 CE

#1269

Ueber die peripherischen Endorgane der motorischen Nerven.

Kühne described the neuromuscular end organ (“Kühne’s spindle”) and introduced the term “telolemma” for the outer covering of its sheath.

1897 CE

#1330

Ueber die Primitivfibrillen in den Ganglienzellen von Menschen und andern Wirbelthieren.

1843 CE

#14213

Ueber die Textur und Function der Medulla oblongata. 2 vols. (Text and atlas).

“In this book, there are many transverse section figures from the origin of the 2nd cervical nerve pair up to the pons. Stilling aimed to reveal the difference between the spinal cord and medulla oblongata by pr…

1892 CE

#1286

Ueber die Veranderungen der Ganglienzellen am Fascialiskern des Kaninchens nach Ausreissung der Nerven.

1898 CE

#4709

Ueber die Westphal’sche Pseudosklerose und über diffuse Hirnsklerose, insbesondere bei Kindem.

“Westphal-Strümpell disease” – pseudosclerosis of the brain. (See also No. 4702.) Probably cases of Kinnier Wilson’s disease.

1921 CE

#4722

Ueber eigenartige Erkrankungen der Zentralnervensystems mit bemerkenswertem anatomischem Befunde. (Spastische Pseudosklerose — Encephalomyclopathie mit disseminirrten Degenerationsherden.)

“Creutzfeld-Jakob disease”, spastic pseudosclerosis. Traditionally considered to have been independently discovered by Creutzfeld, but in the 21st century recognized as a discovery by Jakob alone. See also…

1890 CE

#1420

Ueber ein abnormes Faserbündel der menschlichen Medulla oblongata.

“Pick’s bundle” of nerve fibres in the medulla oblongata.

1886 CE

#4704

Ueber eine bestimmte Form der primären combinirten Systemerkrankungen des Rückenmarks.

“Strümpell’s disease” – hereditary spastic spinal paralysis, previously described by Erb and by Charcot.

1883 CE

#4702

Ueber eine dem Bilde der cerebrospinalen grauen Degeneration ähnliche Erkrankung des centralen Nervensystems ohne anatomischen Befund, nebst einigen Bemerkungen über paradoxe Contraction.

“Westphal’s pseudosclerosis”. Later Strümpell’s description of this condition (No. 4709) led to the eponym “Westphal–Strumpell disease”.

1907 CE

#4956

Ueber eine eigenartige Erkrankung der Hirnrinde.

“Alzheimer’s disease” –presenile dementia. Preliminary note in Neurol. Zbl., 1906, 25, 1134. English translation in Arch. neurol., 1969, 21, 109-110, and in K. Bick (ed.) The early story of Alz…

1920 CE

#4719.1

Ueber eine eigenartige herdförmige Erkrankung des Zentralnervensystems.

Creutzfeld-Jakob disease, spatic pseudoschlerosis, independently discovered by Jakob. (see No. 4722). English translation in No. 5019.14, pp. 97-112. Creutzfeld described a single case and later reported that "his cas…

1873 CE–1877 CE

#4548

Ueber eine eigenthümliche Localisation von Lähmungen im Plexus brachialis.

“Erb’s palsy”, first described by Smellie in 1763 and later by Duchenne (No. 4543).

1869 CE

#1328

Ueber eine Form von Ptosis.

“Horner’s syndrome”, due to lesion of the cervical sympathetic. The same syndrome was evoked in animals by Pourfour du Petit in 1727 (see No. 1313). It is a proof that the sympathetic governs the pup…

1854 CE

#1268

Ueber eine im Gehirn und Rückenmark des Menschen aufgefundene Substanz mit der chemischen Reaction der Cellulose.

Discovery of the neuroglia.

1903 CE

#1892

Ueber eine neue Klasse von Schlafmitteln.

Synthesis of barbitone (Barbitol), the first available barbiturate.

1894 CE

#1291

Ueber eine neue Untersuchungsmethode des Centralorgans speciell zur Feststellung der Localisation der Nervenzellen.

Nissl’s stain.

1898 CE

#4849

Ueber einen eigenartigen hysterischen Dämmerzustand.

“Ganser’s syndrome” – an acute hallucinatory mania.

1879 CE

#4746

Ueber einen eigenthümlichen bulbären (?) Symptomenkomplex.

Myasthenia gravis (“Erb-Goldflam disease”; see also No. 4757). A further paper on the subject by Erb appears in the above volume, pp. 325-50.

1887 CE

#1418

Ueber einen Fall von chronischer progressiver Lähmung der Augenmuskeln (Ophthalmoplegia externa) nebst Beschreibung von Ganglien-zellengruppen im Bereiche des Oculomotoriuskems.

“Westphal’s nucleus” – for accommodation – in the third cranial nerve. Called also “Edinger’s nucleus” (see the same journal, 1885, 16, 858-89).

1893 CE

#4757

Ueber einen scheinbar heilbaren bulbärparalytischen Symptomen-complex mit Betheiligung der Extremitäten.

Myasthenia pseudoparalytica (Erb–Goldflam symptom complex). See No. 4746.

1875 CE

#4556

Ueber einen wenig bekannten spinalen Symptomencomplex.

“Erb–Charcot disease” (spastic spinal paralysis).

1875 CE

#4781

Ueber einige durch mechanische Einwirkung auf Sehnen und Muskeln hervorgebrachte Bewegungs-Erscheinungen.

Westphal discovered the diagnostic value of the knee-jerk simultaneously with Erb.

1901 CE

#4802

Ueber einige Fälle atypischer progressiver Paralyse. Nach einem hinterlassenen Manuscript Dr. H. Lissauer’s.

“Lissauer’s atypical general paralysis” first described. Heinrich Lissauer was bom in 1861 and died in 1891.

1891 CE

#1369

Ueber einige neuere Forschungen im Gebiete der Anatomie des Centralnervensystems.

A statement of the neuron theory, to which Waldeyer gave the name.

1852 CE

#811

Ueber functionell verschiedene und räumlich getrennte Nervencentra im Froschherzen.

Discovery of the ganglion cells at the auriculo-ventricular junction, “Bidder’s ganglion”.

1856 CE

#4638

Ueber Gehirnabscesse.

First systematic account of brain abscess.

1871 CE

#5906

Ueber hereditäre und congenital-angelegte Sehnervenleiden.

First description of hereditary optic atrophy, “Leber’s optic atrophy”.

1849 CE

#4692

Ueber Hirnsklerose.

First important account of multiple sclerosis. Carswell (No. 2291) and Cruveilhier (No. 2286) both gave illustrations of the disease; the latter is also accredited with the first description.

1924 CE

#1344

Ueber humorale Uebertragbarkeit der Herznervenwirkung

Established the presence of cholinesterase and that in vitro eserine inhibited this esterase.

1921 CE–1922 CE

#1343

Ueber humorale Uebertragbarkeit der Herznervenwirkung.

Loewi’s important experiments firmly established the theory of chemical intermediaries in nervous reactions. In 1936 Loewi shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Dale "for discoveries related to c…

1933 CE

#1351

Ueber humorale Uebertragung der Erregung von einem Neuron suf das andere.

Kibjakow showed that some substance in a muscle perfusate is able to contract muscle during stimulation of nerve.

1865 CE

#4738

Ueber Muskelhypertrophie.

Progressive muscular dystrophy with pseudo-hypertrophy. From the description given later by Duchenne (No. 4739) the condition has been named “Duchenne-Griesinger disease”.

1869 CE

#4741

Ueber Myositis ossificans progressiva.

Münchmeyer described a form of progressive ossifying myositis (“Münchmeyer’s disease”).

1909 CE

#4881

Ueber operative Behandlung gastrischer Krisen durch Resektion der 7-10. hinteren Dorsalwurzel.

Foerster’s operation for tabes.

1946 CE

#4726

Ueber Parpanit, einen neuen estrapyramidal-motorische Störungen beeinflussenden Stoff.

Introduction of caramiphen (“parpanit”) in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.

1898 CE

#1890.1

Ueber Pellote. Beiträge zur chemischen und pharmakologischen Kenntniss der Cacteen. Zweite Mitteilung.

Isolation of mescaline, the active agent in peyote. One of the first scientific investigations of a psychedelic drug.

1884 CE

#4567

Ueber periodisch wiederkehrende Oculomotoriuslähmung.

“Möbius’s disease” – ophthalmoplegic migraine.

1879 CE–1880 CE

#4666

Ueber Poliomyelitis und Neuritis.

Leyden enjoyed a great reputation as a neurologist and his paper on poliomyelitis and neuritis is one of his best works. He was one of the founders of the journal in which it appeared.

1884 CE

#3128

Ueber progressive perniciöse Anämie bei Tabeskranken

First description of subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord, which Leichtenstern termed progressive pernicious anemia in tabetics.

1875 CE

#4780

Ueber Sehnenreflexe bei Gesunden und bei Rückenmarkskranken.

Knee-jerk first used as diagnostic measure in tabes dorsalis.

1892 CE

#4788

Ueber syphilitische Spinalparalyse.

Erb’s classic description of syphilitic spinal paralysis, sometimes called “Erb’s disease”.

1891 CE

#4577.1

Ueber Veränderungen des Kleinhirns infolge von Hydrocephalie des Grosshirns.

Charii I malformation. See No. 4581.1. See also Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien, 1896, 63, 71-116.

1909 CE

#4669

Uebertragung der Poliomyelitis acuta auf Affen.

Landsteiner and Popper were the first to isolate poliovirus and to transmit poliomyelitis to monkeys.

1905 CE

#4594

Un caso de parálisis del lado derecho de la laringe y de la lengua, con parálisis del esterno-cleido-mastoidea y trapecio del mismo lado; accompañado de hemiplejia total temporal del lado izquierdo del cuerpo.

“Tapia’s syndrome” – palato-pharyngo-laryngeal hemiplegia.

1949 CE

#4728

Un nouveau médicament symptomatique des syndromes parkinsoniens: le chlorhydrate de [(diéthylamino-2’-methyl-2’) éthyl-1-’] N-dibenzoparathiazine.

Introduction of ethopropazine (“lysivane”) in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.

1938 CE

#4962

Un nuovo metodo di shockterapia: “L’elettroshock”. (Riassunto.)

Introduction of electric convulsion therapy.

1924 CE

#4687

Une nouvelle maladie infectieuse du système nerveux central?

Acute lymphocytic choriomeningitis (aseptic meningitis syndrome) first described.