Ernst Sträussler
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Ernst Sträussler was an Austrian neuropathologist who was a native of the Moravia
n city of Ungarisch-Hradisch
.
In 1895 he earned his medical doctorate at the University of Vienna
, and afterwards worked at the psychiatric
clinic of Julius Wagner-Jauregg
(1857 - 1940). In 1907 he was habiliated for psychiatry and neurology
in Prague
, where in 1915 he attained the title of professor extraordinary
. In 1919 he returned to Vienna
.
Sträussler is remembered for his work in forensic
psychiatry, as well as his research involving the histopathology
of the central nervous system
. With neurologist Georg Koskinas
(1885-1975) he performed important studies involving malaria
inoculations as a type of therapy for dementia paralytica
.
In 1936 with neurologists Josef Gerstmann
(1887 - 1969) and Ilya Scheinker (1902 - 1954), he described a rare prion
disease that is a familial form of progressive dementia. Today this condition is known as Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome
(GSS).
Moravia
Moravia is a historical region in Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, and one of the former Czech lands, together with Bohemia and Silesia. It takes its name from the Morava River which rises in the northwest of the region...
n city of Ungarisch-Hradisch
Uherské Hradište
Uherské Hradiště is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It lies on the Morava river and is the seat of the Uherské Hradiště District.- History :...
.
In 1895 he earned his medical doctorate at the University of Vienna
University of Vienna
The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
, and afterwards worked at the psychiatric
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...
clinic of Julius Wagner-Jauregg
Julius Wagner-Jauregg
Julius Wagner-Jauregg was an Austrian physician, Nobel Laureate, and Nazi supporter.-Early life:...
(1857 - 1940). In 1907 he was habiliated for psychiatry and neurology
Neurology
Neurology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Specifically, it deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease involving the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their coverings, blood vessels, and all effector tissue,...
in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, where in 1915 he attained the title of professor extraordinary
Extraordinary
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. In 1919 he returned to Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
.
Sträussler is remembered for his work in forensic
Forensics
Forensic science is the application of a broad spectrum of sciences to answer questions of interest to a legal system. This may be in relation to a crime or a civil action...
psychiatry, as well as his research involving the histopathology
Histopathology
Histopathology refers to the microscopic examination of tissue in order to study the manifestations of disease...
of the central nervous system
Central nervous system
The central nervous system is the part of the nervous system that integrates the information that it receives from, and coordinates the activity of, all parts of the bodies of bilaterian animals—that is, all multicellular animals except sponges and radially symmetric animals such as jellyfish...
. With neurologist Georg Koskinas
Georg N. Koskinas
Georg N. Koskinas was a Greek neurologist-psychiatrist. He was born on December 1, 1885 in Geraki, near Sparta. He studied medicine at the University of Athens, graduating in 1910, and subsequently trained as a resident in the Clinic of Psychiatry and Neurology of Aiginiteion Hospital under Michel...
(1885-1975) he performed important studies involving malaria
Malaria
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by eukaryotic protists of the genus Plasmodium. The disease results from the multiplication of Plasmodium parasites within red blood cells, causing symptoms that typically include fever and headache, in severe cases...
inoculations as a type of therapy for dementia paralytica
General paresis of the insane
General paresis, also known as general paralysis of the insane or paralytic dementia, is a neuropsychiatric disorder affecting the brain and central nervous system, caused by syphilis infection...
.
In 1936 with neurologists Josef Gerstmann
Josef Gerstmann
Josef Gerstmann was an Austrian neurologist.Gerstmann syndrome and Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome are named after him....
(1887 - 1969) and Ilya Scheinker (1902 - 1954), he described a rare prion
Prion
A prion is an infectious agent composed of protein in a misfolded form. This is in contrast to all other known infectious agents which must contain nucleic acids . The word prion, coined in 1982 by Stanley B. Prusiner, is a portmanteau derived from the words protein and infection...
disease that is a familial form of progressive dementia. Today this condition is known as Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome
Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome
Gerstmann–Sträussler–Scheinker syndrome is a very rare, usually familial, fatal neurodegenerative disease that affects patients from 20 to 60 years in age...
(GSS).