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Antony van Leeuwenhoek and the description of diaphragmatic flutter (respiratory myoclonus)
Author(s) -
Larner Andrew J.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.20614
Subject(s) - myoclonus , diaphragmatic breathing , medicine , flutter , philosophy , anesthesia , pathology , physics , aerodynamics , mechanics , alternative medicine
This article reviews the first account of diaphragmatic flutter, published by Antony van Leeuwenhoek, the renowned microscopist, in 1723. The completeness of the clinical description merits the eponymous description of Leeuwenhoek's disease. © 2005 Movement Disorder Society