Guido Werdnig
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Guido Werdnig was an Austrian neurologist
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Werdnig-Hoffmann disease (also known as spinal muscular atrophy type I) is named for him: it was first described in the
1890s by Guido Werdnig of the University of Vienna
and Johann Hoffmann of the University of Heidelberg.
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...
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Werdnig-Hoffmann disease (also known as spinal muscular atrophy type I) is named for him: it was first described in the
1890s by Guido Werdnig of 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 Johann Hoffmann of the University of Heidelberg.