Lockhart Clarke (1817-1880): His role in the early history of muscular dystrophy

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 530-533

  Emery, Alan E H ^a   Emery, Marcia L H ^a  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; PORTRAITS;

EID: 0034308287     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8966(00)00106-1     Document Type: Article

References (19)

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9. Obituary. Lancet 1880;i:189.
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14. Reported in summary also in Lancet, 1874; i: 801-802
15. and Proc R Med Chir Soc (London), 1875; 7: 274-276.
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17. Clarke JL. Paralysis with muscular degeneration (paralysie myosclérosique), or paralysis with apparent hypertrophy (translated from the French manuscript of Dr Duchenne by Mr Lockhart Clarke, and communicated by him, in the name of the author, with remarks). Trans Pathol Soc Lond 1868;19:6-15.
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19. Meryon E. Practical and pathological researches on the various forms of paralysis, London: Churchill, 1864. pp. 200-215.