Hermann Zingerle
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Hermann Zingerle was an Austrian neurologist
and psychiatrist
born in Trento
.
In 1894 he earned his medical degree from the University of Innsbruck, becoming an assistant at the University of Graz
during the following year. In 1899 he received his habilitation for psychiatry and neuropathology
, and from 1909 to 1926 was an associate professor at Graz
.
His name is associated with Zingerle's automatosis (Zingerle syndrome), a condition in which an individual experiences visual hallucinations taking place during automatic movements and changes in posture. The term "Zingerle syndrome" was named in his honor by Swiss neurologist Georges de Morsier (1894–1982).
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...
and psychiatrist
Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...
born in Trento
Trento
Trento is an Italian city located in the Adige River valley in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It is the capital of Trentino...
.
In 1894 he earned his medical degree from the University of Innsbruck, becoming an assistant at the University of Graz
University of Graz
The University of Graz , a university located in Graz, Austria, is the second-largest and second-oldest university in Austria....
during the following year. In 1899 he received his habilitation for psychiatry and neuropathology
Neuropathology
Neuropathology is the study of disease of nervous system tissue, usually in the form of either small surgical biopsies or whole autopsy brains. Neuropathology is a subspecialty of anatomic pathology, neurology, and neurosurgery...
, and from 1909 to 1926 was an associate professor at Graz
Graz
The more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...
.
His name is associated with Zingerle's automatosis (Zingerle syndrome), a condition in which an individual experiences visual hallucinations taking place during automatic movements and changes in posture. The term "Zingerle syndrome" was named in his honor by Swiss neurologist Georges de Morsier (1894–1982).
Selected publications
- Ueber die Bedeutung des Balkenmangels im menschlichen Grosshirne (1898)
- Erwiderung auf den Aufsatz von Dr. O. von Leonowa-v. Lange: Zur pathologischen Entwickelung des Centralnervensystems (1904)
- Untersuchung einer menschlichen Doppelmißbildung (Cephalothoracopag. monosymmetr.) mit besonderer Berücksichtigung des Centralnervensystems (1907)
- Über Stellreflexe und Automatische Lageänderungen des Körpers Beim Menschen (1924)
- Klinische Studie über Haltungs- und Stellreflexe sowie andere automatische Körperbewegungen beim Menschen. III (1926)