Open AccessAre Some Eponyms in Neurology Used Correctly?
Author(s) -
Ю. А. Селиверстов,
Ю.А. Шпилюкова,
С. Н. Иллариошкин
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
rossijskij nevrologičeskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.104
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2686-7192
pISSN - 2658-7947
DOI - 10.30629/2658-7947-2020-25-3-45-50
Subject(s) - eponym , progressive supranuclear palsy , neurology , medicine , philosophy , pediatrics , disease , psychiatry , pathology , physics , acoustics
The article analyzes the origin and competence of using several eponyms widely known in neurology. It is shown that some of them are not used correctly. So, the alternates “Jakob–Creutzfeldt disease” and “Arnold– Chiari malformation” are more correct. The eponym “Steele–Richardson–Olszewski syndrome” should not be used as a synonym for progressive supranuclear palsy syndrome. The historical aspects and correct variants of the use of a number of other neurological eponyms are highlighted in the article.