The Italian publications of Constantin von Economo
Keywords:
Cerebral cortex, cytoarchitectonics, encephalitis lethargica, sleep regulation, history of neuroscienceAbstract
The present note revisits six works that the pioneer neurologist Constantin von Economo published in Italian press media between 1920 and 1931. The topics dealt with include encephalitis lethargica, the sleep regulatory centers of the brain, and the cellular architecture of the adult human cerebral cortex.
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Economo C. L’encefalite letargica. Il Policlinico: Periodico di Medicina, Chirurgia ed Igiene—Sezione Medica (Roma) 1920; 27(3/4):93–148.
Economo C. Encephalitis lethargica. Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift 1917; 30(19):581–5.
Economo C. L’encefalite letargica epidemica. L’Ospedale Maggiore (Milano) 1923; 11(5):131–2.
Economo C. Encefalite letargica ed encefalomielite subacuta diffusa di Cruchet. Giornale di Clinica Medica (Parma) 1929; 10(4):220–5.
Economo C. Das Schlafsteuerungszentrum (Un centro nervoso deputato alla regolazione del sonno). In: Maragliano E (ed) Scritti medici in onore del Professore Umberto Gabbi, Senatore del Regno. Parma: Redazioni del Giornale di Clinica Medica e della Tipografia già Cooperativa; 1930: 117–31.
Economo C. Centro nervoso per la regolazione del sonno. Giornale di Clinica Medica (Parma) 1931; 12(9):619–33.
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Economo C. La citoarchitettonica della corteccia cerebrale umana. Bologna: Editore Licinio Cappelli; 1928.
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