1863 FRIEDREICH, Nikolaus (1825 – 1882)

Ueber degenerative Atrophie der spinalen Hinterstränge.

Friedreich was the first to describe a form of ataxia (“Friedreich’s ataxia”), hereditary, attended with impairment of speech, lateral curvature of the spine, and with paralysis of the muscles of the lower limbs. The …

GMN 4696 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/8889