An Early Description of a “Human Mosaic” Involving the Skin: A Story from 1945

R Happle

doi:10.2340/00015555-3426

An early description of a member of the genus Phelsuma (Reptilia: Gekkonidae), with comments on names erroneously applied to Uroplatus fimbriatus

Amphibia-Reptilia ◽

10.1163/156853888x00521 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 107-115 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Anthony P. Russell ◽

Aaron M. Bauer

Keyword(s):

Key Characteristics ◽

Early Description

AbstractIn the course of a review of the gekkonid genus Uroplatus some early descriptions of lizards subsequently ascribed to this genus were found to be inappropriate. The "salamanders" of Feuillée (1714) and Seba (1735) are not gekkonids at all, but accompanying illustrations, which do not agree with the textual descriptions, exhibit some gekkonid characteristics. This probably accounts for subsequent confusion. The Sarroubé of Lacépède (1788), however, is gekkonid and represents an early description of a member of the genus Phelsuma. Subsequent confusion with Uroplatus has obscured recognition of the key characteristics of the Sarroubé, and it was not until 1825 that the genus Phelsuma was formally recognized.

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Response to: Ibn Nafis and the early description of the role of coronary arteries in blood supply of the heart

International Journal of Cardiology ◽

10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.06.008 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 247 ◽

pp. 43 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Farshad Amini Behbahani ◽

Majid Dadmehr ◽

Mohsen Bahrami

Keyword(s):

Blood Supply ◽

Coronary Arteries ◽

Early Description

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An Early History of the Gestalt Factors of Organisation

Perception ◽

10.1068/p7122 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 41 (2) ◽

pp. 148-167 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Stefano Vezzani ◽

Barbara F M Marino ◽

Enrico Giora

Keyword(s):

Vision Research ◽

Early History ◽

Gestalt Psychology ◽

Early Description ◽

History Of

Wertheimer's (1923, Psychologische Forschung 4 301–350) idea that the perceptual world is articulated according to factors of organisation is widely acknowledged as one of the most original contributions of Gestalt psychology and stands as a milestone in the history of vision research. An inquiry focused on the forerunners of some of Wertheimer's factors of perceptual organisation is documented here. In fact, in 1900 Schumann described grouping by proximity and by vertical symmetry, and in 1903 G E Müller identified the factors of sameness/similarity and contour. Other authors contributed to the early description of these factors, such as Rubin, who in 1922 originally illustrated grouping by similarity. Even though Wertheimer himself granted these authors due recognition, later psychologists have paid little attention to their contributions. Some possible reasons for this negligence are briefly discussed.

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An Early Description of the Superficial Musculoaponeurotic System (SMAS) by Sir Charles Bell

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery ◽

10.1097/00006534-199903000-00055 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 103 (3) ◽

pp. 1073

Author(s):

Joel E. Pessa ◽

Lisa D. Desvigne ◽

Augustus E. Lyons ◽

V. Mitz

Keyword(s):

Superficial Musculoaponeurotic System ◽

Early Description

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An Early Description of ADHD (Inattentive Subtype): Dr Alexander Crichton and ‘Mental Restlessness’ (1798)

Child Psychology and Psychiatry Review ◽

10.1017/s1360641701002507 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 66-73 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Erica D. Palmer ◽

Stanley Finger

Keyword(s):

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Twentieth Century ◽

Medical Writing ◽

Healthy Individuals ◽

Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Short Biography ◽

Inattentive Subtype ◽

Early Description ◽

Attentional Disorders ◽

Dsm Iv

Reviews of the literature on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) typically begin early in the twentieth century with the descriptions provided by paediatrician George Still. Physician Alexander Crichton, however, described all of the essential features of the Inattentive subtype of ADHD more than a century earlier than Still. This article presents a short biography of Crichton, looks at his 1798 publication describing attentional disorders in otherwise healthy individuals, contrasts his medical writing with the moralism of Still, and shows how his thoughts and observations are very much in accord with DSM-IV criteria for the Inattentive subtype of ADHD.

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Wilfred Harris' Early Description of Cluster Headache

Cephalalgia ◽

10.1046/j.1468-2982.2002.00360.x ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 22 (4) ◽

pp. 320-326 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

CJ Boes ◽

DJ Capobianco ◽

MS Matharu ◽

PJ Goadsby

Keyword(s):

Cluster Headache ◽

Medical Literature ◽

Significant Interest ◽

Early Description ◽

English Medical Literature ◽

Acute Attacks ◽

Cluster Phenomenon

Wilfred Harris was a London neurologist with a significant interest in the treatment of neuralgia. Harris' descriptions of what he called migrainous neuralgia were the first recorded of cluster headache in the English medical literature. He was probably one of the first to describe the cluster phenomenon itself and the effectiveness of ergotamine in treating acute attacks of cluster headache. His seminal contributions to the clinical and therapeutic spectrum of cluster headache are reviewed.

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