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Charles Prosper Ollivier d’Angers (1796–1845) and his contributions to defining syringomyelia

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Introduction

Distinguished as an anatomist, pathologist, and clinician, the Frenchman Charles Prosper Ollivier d’Angers dedicated his life to accelerating the forefront of neuroscience. At a young age, he explored the diseases and disorders of the spinal cord during a time when clinical neurological investigation scarcely existed. Ollivier d’Angers coined the term “syringomyelia.”

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The coinage of the term syringomyelia by d’Angers shed light on the disorder causing more practitioners to investigate the spinal cord and its defects.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital, 1600 7th Avenue South ACC 400, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA

    Martin M. Mortazavi, Olivia J. Rompala, Ketan Verma, Isaiah Tubbs & R. Shane Tubbs

  2. Department of Neurological Surgery, Goodman-Campbell Brain and Spine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol

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Mortazavi, M.M., Rompala, O.J., Verma, K. et al. Charles Prosper Ollivier d’Angers (1796–1845) and his contributions to defining syringomyelia. Childs Nerv Syst 27, 2155–2158 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-011-1416-y

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