Heinrich Lissauer
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Heinrich Lissauer was a German
neurologist
who was born in Neidenburg (today Nidzica
, Poland
). He studied at the Universities of Heidelberg, Berlin and Leipzig
. He was a neurologist at the psychiatric hospital in Breslau, and was a one-time assistant to Carl Wernicke. He was the son of archaeologist Abraham Lissauer
(1832-1908).
Lissauer is known for his description of the posterolateral tract
of the spinal cord
which was to become known as Lissauer's tract. Another eponymous term associated with Lissauer is Lissauer's paralysis, which is an apoplectic
type of general paresis
. He also published an influential treatise on visual agnosia
, which was called Seelenblindheit in 19th century German medicine, and it roughly translates to "soul blindness". Lissauer died in Hallstatt
, Austria
on September 21, 1891 at the age of 30.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
neurologist
Neurologist
A neurologist is a physician who specializes in neurology, and is trained to investigate, or diagnose and treat neurological disorders.Neurology is the medical specialty related to the human nervous system. The nervous system encompasses the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. A specialist...
who was born in Neidenburg (today Nidzica
Nidzica
Nidzica is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland, between Olsztyn and Mława. It has a population of 14,798 . It is the capital of Nidzica County.-History:...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
). He studied at the Universities of Heidelberg, Berlin and Leipzig
University of Leipzig
The University of Leipzig , located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university in Germany...
. He was a neurologist at the psychiatric hospital in Breslau, and was a one-time assistant to Carl Wernicke. He was the son of archaeologist Abraham Lissauer
Abraham Lissauer
Abraham Lissauer was a German physician and archaeologist who was born in Berent, West Prussia . He was the father of neurologist Heinrich Lissauer ....
(1832-1908).
Lissauer is known for his description of the posterolateral tract
Posterolateral tract
The posterolateral tract is a small strand situated in relation to the tip of the posterior column close to the entrance of the posterior nerve roots.-Composition and Path:It contains centrally projecting axons carrying discriminative pain and...
of the spinal cord
Spinal cord
The spinal cord is a long, thin, tubular bundle of nervous tissue and support cells that extends from the brain . The brain and spinal cord together make up the central nervous system...
which was to become known as Lissauer's tract. Another eponymous term associated with Lissauer is Lissauer's paralysis, which is an apoplectic
Apoplexy
Apoplexy is a medical term, which can be used to describe 'bleeding' in a stroke . Without further specification, it is rather outdated in use. Today it is used only for specific conditions, such as pituitary apoplexy and ovarian apoplexy. In common speech, it is used non-medically to mean a state...
type of general paresis
Paresis
Paresis is a condition typified by partial loss of voluntary movement or by impaired movement. When used without qualifiers, it usually refers to the limbs, but it also can be used to describe the muscles of the eyes , the stomach , and also the vocal cords...
. He also published an influential treatise on visual agnosia
Visual agnosia
Visual agnosia is the inability of the brain to make sense of or make use of some part of otherwise normal visual stimulus and is typified by the inability to recognize familiar objects or faces...
, which was called Seelenblindheit in 19th century German medicine, and it roughly translates to "soul blindness". Lissauer died in Hallstatt
Hallstatt
Hallstatt, Upper Austria is a village in the Salzkammergut, a region in Austria. It is located near the Hallstätter See . At the 2001 census it had 946 inhabitants...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
on September 21, 1891 at the age of 30.
Written works
- Beitrag zum Faserverlauf im Hinterhorn des menschlichen Rückenmarks und zum Verhalten desselben bei Tabes Dorsalis
- Ein Fall von Seelenblindheit, nebst einem Beitrag zur Theorie derselben. In: Archiv fur Psychiatrie und. Nervenkrankheiten, Jg. 21 (1890), S. 222-270.
- Sehhügelveränderungen bei progressiver Paralyse. In: Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift, Jg. 16 (1890).