Neurological Eponyms

Neurology abounds with eponyms--Babinski''s sign, Guillain-Barre'' syndrome, Alzheimer''s disease, etc. Neurologists and neuroscientists, however, are often hazy about the origin of these terms. This book brings together 55 of the most common eponyms related to the neurological examination, neuroanatomy, and neurological diseases. The chapters have a uniform structure: a short biography, a discuss...