Book Review: Neuropsychiatry in World War II

Neuropsychiatry in World War II

detailed suggestions in the use of various methods that are not possible to transmit through research publications. The subjects covered in Volume XI include nearly all the techniques that would be needed in a thorough study of enzyme structure. Subjects that would appear to be missing generally have been covered by articles in previous volumes. The first section contains ten articles on amino ...

Neuropsychiatry in World War II, Volume 2, Overseas theatres

Surgery in World War II

group of fungi. On the other hand, actinomycetes have been included, although they are true bacteria and entirely unrelated to the fungi. The author's reason for including them, namely, that they occupy a similar ecological niche, does not appear compelling. These personal criticisms do not, of course, in any way detract from the value of the book. Physiology of Fungi can be recommended to all ...

Radiology in World War II

ham, sent for Ashmole and asked him to cure his rheumatism (pp. 250 and 1711). Ashmole seeing that he was at death's door declined to do so. For two things Ashmole's name will be mainly remembered. In 1682 he founded the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford, based on his own collections of manuscripts, books, coins and specimens, which are now housed in the Museum of the History of Science at Oxford. He ...

Blood Program in World War II

(anatomy), Franz Hofmann (hygiene), Hubert Sattler (ophthalmology), Adolf Striimpell (internal medicine), Paul Flechsig (brain research), Felix L6hnis (microbiology), Henry E. Sigerist (history of medicine and natural sciences), Richard Arwed Pfeifer (neurology), Robert Schr6der (gynaecology). While neurology and brain research at Leipzig are represented, an early founder of psychiatry, J. C. H...