John Fothergill: A Biographical Sketch and his Contributions to Neurology

2013/05/01 by J. Pearce · 1 citation
Medicine · Arts and Humanities · Psychology · #Migraine and Headache Studies #History of Medicine Studies #Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments #Sketch #Medicine #History #Headaches #Trigeminal neuralgia #Classics #Psychiatry #Psychoanalysis #Psychology #Anesthesia #Computer science

paper · doi:10.1080/0964704x.2012.714136

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Abstract

John Fothergill was a remarkable but largely forgotten physician, plant collector, and philanthropist, born of Quaker parents in Yorkshire. This article summarizes the legacy of his work on trigeminal neuralgia and migrainous "sick headaches," and his seminal studies on angina, scarlatina, and diptheria. He became hugely influential and fostered both education and many medical careers in Britain and America.

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• THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL BULLETIN

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• John Fothergill (physician) [wikipedia]

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