The role of Herman Hoppe of Cincinnati in the initial clinical recognition of myasthenia gravis

Journal of the History of the Neurosciences

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 167-174

  Keesey, John ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

19th century; Erb; History; Hoppe; Jolly; Myasthenia gravis; Neurology; Neuropsychiatry; Oppenheim; Psychiatry; Training; Westphal

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FATALITY; GERMANY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGY; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARALYSIS; PARESIS; PATHOLOGY; PTOSIS; REMISSION; REVIEW; SPEECH DISORDER; SWALLOWING; SYMPTOM; SYNDROME; UNITED STATES;

GERMANY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEUROLOGY; OHIO; PORTRAITS;

EID: 0041629302     PISSN: 0964704X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/jhin.12.2.167.15532     Document Type: Review

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