[Revisiting eponyms of arteries of the brain]. / Ob eponimakh arterii golovnogo mozga.
Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova
; 116(12. Vyp. 2): 45-48, 2016.
Article
in Ru
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28300803
ABSTRACT
This article describes the eponymous terms in anatomical nomenclature of the cerebral arteries. There are historical references revealing the etymology of described eponyms, including information about the professional and personal life of doctors and scientists who had first discovered or described particular structure of the cerebral arterial network. Chronology of the discovery of the cerebral arterial circle is described in details. It is shown that some eponymous terms contain the names of several doctors who studied a particular medical issue simultaneously, which is a reflection of the stages of the medical science development and the evidence of the continuity of scientific knowledge.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Arteries
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Brain
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Eponyms
Language:
Ru
Journal:
Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova
Journal subject:
NEUROLOGIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
RUSSIA