Correspondence to: Dr James Overell, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Southern General Hospital, 1345 Govan Road, Glasgow, G51 4TF; j.overell@clinmed. gla.ac.uk _________________________ N eurologists may be tempted to regard deafness as ‘‘somebody else’s problem’’—generally the cause will lie within the remit of an ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialist. While such an approach is often reas...

Joseph Jumentié (1879-1928), through his clinical skill and expertise in anatomical pathology, enhanced the prestige of the master neurologists he studied under- Jules Dejerine, Augusta Dejerine-Klumpke and Joseph Babiński -and their fame overshadowed the crucial support that Jumentié provided them. Following a remarkable doctoral thesis in 1911, which defined the semiology of tumors in the cer...

Neuroimaging is an integral and indispensable part of every neurologist's practice. As neuroimaging now becomes a formal neurological subspecialty, through the United Council of Neurologic Subspecialties, the entire concept of "neurologist as neuroimager" is undergoing a detailed examination and emphasis at all levels of neurological training and endeavor. This article summarizes historical asp...

The problems of coping with adolescence are greatly increased by an additional chronic disorder. This is particularly so for those with epilepsy, where there is social stigma and the need for potentially sedative and damaging medication. Epilepsy is the most common neurological condition among patients transferred from paediatric to adult care. Many of the problems encountered in the teenager w...

Charles Foix was born in Salies-de-Bearn, a small village in the southern part of France, in 1882. He was the son of a physician from B6arn. Foix came to Paris to study medicine and spent his entire career within the hospital systems of Paris (Hotel-Dieu, Necker, Bicetre, Salpetriere). He was named hospital intern in 1906, and during his fourth year of training he won the Gold Medal Competition...