Open AccessRudolf Virchow and the Discovery of Cerebral Embolism
Author(s) -
Jonathan Leicester
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.121.034443
Subject(s) - medicine , cerebral embolism , stroke (engine) , embolism , thrombosis , cerebral stroke , cardiology , surgery , ischemia , mechanical engineering , engineering
This article describes the project that led Virchow to his discovery of cerebral embolism as a cause of stroke, made during the 1840s, at the beginning of his remarkable career. It includes comment on Virchow’s statements on cerebral thrombosis and stroke.
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