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  Neurology Articles - Diagnosis & Treatment of Neurological Disorders
Neurology Articles - Diagnosis & Treatment of Neurological Disorders
Neurology Articles - Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurological Disorders
Neurology is the branch of medicine concerned with the nervous system and its interactions with the body's other
www.neurologyarticles.com   (479 words)

  
  Neurology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Neurology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the nervous system.
Physicians specializing in the field of neurology are called neurologists and are trained to diagnose, treat, and manage patients with neurological disorders.
The integration of neurology, psychiatry and neuroscience in the 21st century.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Neurology   (1073 words)

  
 History of Neurology
Neurology, said Thomas Willis, who coined the word, is the study of the nervous system.
Anyone, who is neither an historian, nor a neurologist, who talks about the history of neurology, deserves at least the pillory, and possibly the scaffold.
The Doctrine of the Nerves: Chapters in the History of Neurology.
www.thaineurology.com /history_neurology.htm   (1343 words)

  
 Indiana University - Center for the History of Medicine
Professor Dwyer's research focuses on the history of social control in the United States and the study of medical problems to which a social stigma has been attached, mental illness and epilepsy, in particular.
Her research and teaching interests also encompass the history of law in the United States, and the nature and causes of deviant behavior and the changing institutional responses to it over time.
She has taught courses on research methods and the history of criminal justice in the United States, as well as a seminar, The Mad and the Bad, which covers policy responses to the problems posed by different sorts of chronic social deviants.
www.indiana.edu /~medhist/dwyer.htm   (327 words)

  
 Neurology definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
Neurology: The medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the nervous system -- the brain, the spinal cord, and the nerves.
Thumbnail history of neurology -- The first scientific studies of nerve function were done in the 18th century.
However, clinical neurology remained virgin territory until the mid-19th century when information began to be gleaned about the causes of epilepsy, aphasia, and problems due to brain damage.
www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=16313   (242 words)

  
 UMC Neurology - Residency History
The Department of Neurology of The University of Arizona College of Medicine was founded in 1967.
William A. Sibley, M.D., was Head of the Department and Director of the Residency Training Program for the first 15 years, during which time the department developed a national reputation for excellence in resident and medical student education, patient care and research.
Coull’s vision is to maintain the best of academic neurology in terms of clinical care teaching and research while adjusting these goals in line with the rapidly changing face of medicine.
www.neurology.arizona.edu /Training/history.html   (279 words)

  
 History: Department of Neurology: University of Iowa Health Care
The Department of Neurology is one of the three oldest in the country and its residency program one of the first to be accredited in the 1920s.
Sahs, along with Baker, Forster and DeJong--the group was known as "the four horsemen of neurology"--were key figures in the establishment of the American Academy of Neurology, of which Sahs served as president in 1961.
The Department of Neurology is a major participant in the latter program, for which it provides a large component of teaching and fosters communication between basic and clinical neurosciences.
www.uihealthcare.com /depts/med/neurology/welcome/history.html   (774 words)

  
 History of Medicine Graduate Students - History of Medicine at the University of Minnesota   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Her research interests include end-of-life care; the professionalizing and socializing of physicians; medical education and training; and the history of neurology, psychiatry, and public health.
His areas of interest in history have related to physician involvement in social movements, especially those related to matters of human reproduction and governmental coercion, and in the history of public health.
The social history of medicine, environmental history, and ecology of disease are the lenses through which I hope to engage with these topics.
www.med.umn.edu /history/ppl/grads.html   (1842 words)

  
 Pediatric Neurology [Ljubljana, Slovenia]: History
The beginings of Child Neurology in Slovenia date back in the year 1954 when American-Slovene Women Association donated to the Childrens Hospital in Ljubljana the first 8-channel electroencephalograph (Eden®), which was also the first EEG machine in the country.
He himself wrote about that time that " the birthplace of Child Neurology happened to be not on the clinical grounds but in the neurophysiology lab".
The inherited concept of multidisciplinary approach is still present at our department and regular team meetings with various experts from associated fields (especially from neurosciences) are going on also today as well as occasional clinical and educational cooperation with experts from abroad.
www2.arnes.si /~pednevro/zgodovina/history.htm   (555 words)

  
 History of neurology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The study of neurology dates back to prehistoric times, but the academic discipline did not begin until the 16th century.
The Edwin Smith papyrus contains careful descriptions of the injuries as well as the first descriptions of the cranial sutures, the meninges, the external surface of the brain, the cerebrospinal fluid, and the intracranial pulsations.
The development of modern neurology began in the sixteenth century with Vesalius, who described the anatomy of the brain and much else; he had little notion of function, thinking that it lay mainly in the ventricles.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_neurology   (879 words)

  
 Rockefeller Medical Library - Neurology, Neuroscience and Neurosurgery websites
A Brief History of the Basal Ganglia by Andrew Gillies, Centre for Cognitive Science, University of Edinburgh
History of Neuroscience by Eric H. Chudler, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, Dept.
History of Neurosurgery by John R. Mangiardi, M.D. and Howard Kane, Wm.
www.ion.ucl.ac.uk /library/neurology.html   (820 words)

  
 Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on neurology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
In general this subject is like a general neurology forum or neurology message board.
department of neurology of nihon university nerima hikarigaoka hospital...
Neurology is a branch of medicine dealing with the nervous system and its disorders.
www.blinkbits.com /blinks/neurology   (1119 words)

  
 A History of Aspirin [MJM 1996 2: 115-120]
Such histories tell a simple, linear tale of the numerous "discoveries" proposed to have led to the use of certain salicylate-containing plants, such as willow bark and wintergreen, or salicylate-related compounds, including salicilin and salicylic acid, as cures for a variety of ailments.
However, the history of aspirin is not as straightforward a tale as conventional histories suggest, but rather is a complex narrative of the people and circumstances involved in transforming a simple chemical compound into a popular pharmaceutical product that has remained one of the most widely consumed drugs for almost a century.
Pope of the Leicester Infirmary and Fever House.
www.medicine.mcgill.ca /mjm/issues/v02n02/aspirin.html   (3908 words)

  
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The latest development in the growth of the neurology training program was the decision made by Dr. Baker in September, 1964 that the training had now approached the point where he could with confidence, assign medical students from the University Medical School for their neurology training to the Hennepin County General Hospital.
Cynthia Kleinendorst is the Neurology secretary and Doreen Engebretson is the Aphasia secretary.
Neurology was less attractive for a variety of reasons: Primary care was at its zenith in popularity; neurology was perceived as overpopulated and underpaid.
kennedylab.med.umn.edu /HistWeb/History_Neur_TC/Hcmc.htm   (14748 words)

  
 Johns Hopkins Medicine--Neurology Residency Program
Prior to that, in the United States, there were two types of Neurology Departments: one was a larger department with a research base, much as we have developed over the years.
There had been a division of Neurology in the Department of Internal Medicine with Jack Magladery, Bob Teasdal, and Tom Preziosi, but there was really no research activity at that time, and the clinical service was solely a consulting one.
People who come to visit the Neurology Department at Hopkins often comment to me afterwards what a super time they had, and what a marvelous esprit de corps there is. I think this is true and I think there are reasons for it.
www.neuro.jhmi.edu /nrotrn/1969-1989.html   (3105 words)

  
 USU Department of Neurology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
He maintained that Neurology had unique concerns of its own, as well as essential relationships with Psychiatry and Medicine, which could not be sustained without Department status.
This position was strongly supported by Dr. John Kurtzke, Chief of Neurology at the Washington VA Hospital, Dr. Desmond O’Dougherty, Chairman of the Neurology Department at Georgetown, and Dr. Warren Huber, the VA Neurology specialty advisor.
In 1996, this fellowship was awarded the American Academy of Neurology’s Added Qualification in Clinical Neurophysiology and came under the sponsorship of the National Capital Consortium.
www.usuhs.mil /neu/history.html   (829 words)

  
 Neurology
Identification of the genetic causes or cellular mechanisms underlying Huntington’s Disease, the inherited ataxias, Alzheimer’s Disease, multiple sclerosis, stroke, Parkinson’s Disease and neuromuscular disorders have already led to new approaches to diagnosis and treatment.
The Department of Neurology at Boston University School of Medicine is committed to the integration of new understanding of the neurobiology of disease into the clinical practice of neurology and the training of neurological physicians, in order to provide better health care for patients with neurological diseases.
These institutions have been the source of significant contributions to the history of American Neurology and, today, are busy clinical services that provide care to patients with a broad range of acute and chronic neurological diseases.
www.bumc.bu.edu /neurology   (295 words)

  
 The Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology, Ltd., Golden Valley, Minnesota - Neurology - Clinic History
However, both fields were becoming too complex and the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology began certifying neurologists and psychiatrists separately, though both still had about one fourth of their training in the other field.
On the local scene this phenomenon was noted by a small group of neurologists and a small group of psychiatrists who merged in 1955 and formed The Minneapolis Neuropsychiatric Clinic.
We are the largest single specialty neurology clinic in the nation.
www.minneapolisclinic.com /clinichistory.shtml   (609 words)

  
 The History of Chicago Neurology
At the University of Illinois, particularly close neurology and psychiatry collaborations flourished with an emphasis on psychosurgery in the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, headed by neurosurgeon, E. Oldberg.
PAUL C. PC Bucy was a particularly important political figure to the development of neurology and as chairman for the National Committee for Research in Neurological Disorders, he was instrumental to the development of neurological programs at the National Institutes of Health.
Chicago neurology especially burgeoned in the 1920's and 1930's with the development of a large and multifaceted neuroscience faculty at the University of Chicago.
www.aneuroa.org /chicago/hospitals.html   (1302 words)

  
 History of Neurology Section -- American Academy of Neurology
History of Neurology Section -- American Academy of Neurology
The History Section furthers research and teaching in, and increases the knowledge of, the history of neurology and the neurological sciences.
Apply for the Lawrence C. McHenry: An Award for the History of Neurology
www.aan.com /go/about/sections/history   (52 words)

  
 » History Of Neurology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
History & MSE - Teaching - School of Neurology, Neurobiology and...
Neurology, Neuroscience and Psychiatry University of Newcastle upon Tyne...
A Short History of Neurology -- COLES 69 (2): 283 -- Journal of...
historyofneuroscience.info /info/History-Of-Neurology   (171 words)

  
 Case 1 - History - Neurology Clerkship
Review of systems is positive for a dog bite on the forehead approximately six to eight months ago, inability to drive and poor work performance.
She denies headache, eye pain, limb weakness, permanent numbness, dysarthria, history of seizures, and bowel or bladder change.
Family History: Father was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at age 35 and died from this disease.
courses.washington.edu /neural/cases/case1/index.html   (351 words)

  
 UPHS Department of Neurology: Residency Training Program   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
The Neurology inpatient service is comprised of 26 beds on the 9th floor of the Silverstein Pavilion including 12 beds in the Intermediate Neurologic Intensive Care Unit and 14 in the NICU.
Four months are spent on the HUP Neurology Inpatient Service, three or four months are spent at Pennsylvania Hospital either on the inpatient or consult service, one or two months are spent on the HUP General Neurology Consultation Service, and one or two months on the HUP Ambulatory Service.
The Department of Neurology of the University of Pennsylvania was founded in l874, the first in the nation and one of the first in the world.
www.uphs.upenn.edu /neuro/residents/text.html   (2911 words)

  
 Multiple Sclerosis: The History of a Disease - Demos Medical Publishing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
From these early cases the author demonstrates how progress in diagnosing and managing multiple sclerosis has paralleled the development of medical science, from the early developments in modern studies of anatomy and pathology, to the framing of the disease in the nineteenth century, and eventually to modern diagnosis and treatment.
The contents should be accessible to a wide audience, and provide an excellent understanding of multiple sclerosis, the history of neurology, and the philosophy of science...
The recipient of many awards, including the Neilson Award from the Hannah Institute for the History of Medicine for contributions to medical history, Dr. Murray is an outstanding teacher as well as clinician with an avid interest in the history of medicine.
www.demosmedpub.com /prod.aspx?prod_id=9781888799804   (691 words)

  
 neurology - Ask.com Web Search
Neurology: The medical science of the nervous system and its disorders.
Annals of Neurology is the world's most prestigious and selective clinical neuroscience...
Physicians specializing in the field of neurology are called...
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 The American Society of Neuroimaging - History of Neuroimaging
Portions also taken from Jack Greenberg’s history of neurology and neuroimaging — written for the 50th Anniversary of the American Academy of Neurology1895-1973: The beginning of modern neuroimaging.
Despite the fact that we were both members of the UCLA Neurology Department, we had hardly met before the trip because I was a resident and he was a senior faculty member running his research lab at the Wadsworth VA Hospital.
In recounting a history of his life in neuroimaging to the American Society of Neuroimaging (ASN) in 1992, Oldendorf discussed Godfrey Hounsfield and his successful introduction of the CT scanner.
snap.asnweb.org /index.php?src=gendocs&link=NeuroImagingHistory&category=History   (1743 words)

  
 UCSF School of Medicine - Anthropology, History and Social Medicine
The Bay Area History of Medicine Cub was formally instituted in 1971, making it one of the oldest independent clubs devoted to the history of medicine in the country.
The neurologist, Dr. Francis Schiller, was conducting his own research into the history of neurology, writing books including the biography Paul Broca: Founder of French Anthropology, Explorer of the Brain (1992) and Founders of Neurology (1970, with Webb Haymaker), as well as contributing frequently to the Bulletin of the History of Medicine.
Chairs of the History of Health Sciences Department, including Dr. Saunders, Dr. Gert Brieger, and Dr. Guenter Risse, have been past presidents of the club and its faculty remain involved with the club's executive council.
www.dahsm.medschool.ucsf.edu /BAHMC/BAHMC.aspx   (489 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
This section is a brief timeline of neurology.
It gives a few major dates when important discoveries were made about the brain or significant studies were carried out.
These links will lead to sites about people mentioned in the timeline, as well as to more information about the development of neurology.
library.thinkquest.org /26812/history.html   (63 words)

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