Article ID: CBB001211255

Eduard Hitzig's Experiences in the Franco-Prussian War (1870--1871): The Case of Joseph Masseau (2012)

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It is well known that Fritsch and Hitzig published the results of their experiments on cortical stimulation in 1870, the year in which the Franco-Prussian War (FPW) broke out. Several tall stories are found about Hitzig's role in the FPW; stories that have not been well documented. During this war, he worked at the military hospital in Nancy, where he was allowed to admit to his ward soldiers with head wounds. He made a close observation of the 20-year-old French soldier Joseph Masseau, who suffered from a right-sided cerebral abscess following a gunshot wound sustained during the Loire campaign on December 10, 1870 and was looked after in the military hospital of Nancy in January and February 1871. Hitzig related the clinical and autopsy observations to his recent experimental findings. A translation into English of part of the case report is provided. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

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Authors & Contributors
Hagner, Michael
Jang, Kevin
Hlade, Josef
Weiner, Kevin S.
Bassiri, Nima Rad
Schwarte, Ludger
Concepts
Neuroanatomy
Brain
Medicine
Neurosciences
Medicine and the military; medicine in war
Psychology
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
20th century, early
17th century
Renaissance
18th century
Places
France
Germany
Netherlands
Paris (France)
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