Minor's disease
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Minor's disease, a syndrome involving the sudden onset of back pain and paralysis
caused by haemorrhage into the spinal cord
substance, was named after the Russia
n neurologist, Lazar Salomowitch Minor
(1855–1942).
The term "Minor's syndrome" is now only rarely used in connection with his work and is increasingly being used, both inside and outside the medical profession, to refer to superior canal dehiscence syndrome
(SCDS), first described in 1998 by Dr. Lloyd B. Minor
of The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA.
Paralysis
Paralysis is loss of muscle function for one or more muscles. Paralysis can be accompanied by a loss of feeling in the affected area if there is sensory damage as well as motor. A study conducted by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, suggests that about 1 in 50 people have been diagnosed...
caused by haemorrhage into the spinal cord
Spinal cord
The spinal cord is a long, thin, tubular bundle of nervous tissue and support cells that extends from the brain . The brain and spinal cord together make up the central nervous system...
substance, was named after the Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n neurologist, Lazar Salomowitch Minor
Lazar Salomowitch Minor
Lazar Salomowitch Minor was a Russian neurologist who was a native of Vilnius.Minor received his education at the University of Moscow, where he was a student of Aleksei Kozhevnikov . Afterwards he worked in Paris under Jean-Martin Charcot , and in Berlin with Carl Otto Westphal and Emanuel Mendel...
(1855–1942).
The term "Minor's syndrome" is now only rarely used in connection with his work and is increasingly being used, both inside and outside the medical profession, to refer to superior canal dehiscence syndrome
Superior canal dehiscence syndrome
Superior canal dehiscence syndrome is a rare medical condition of the inner ear, first described in 1998 by Dr. Lloyd B. Minor of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA, leading to hearing and balance disorders in those affected....
(SCDS), first described in 1998 by Dr. Lloyd B. Minor
Lloyd B. Minor
Lloyd Brooks Minor is an American scientist, surgeon, and provost and senior vice president for academic affairs of The Johns Hopkins University.-Biography:Minor graduated from Brown University with a Sc.B. in 1979 and an M.D. in 1982...
of The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA.
External links
- whonamedit.com - Minor's disease
- whonamedit.com - Lazar Salomowitch Minor
- whonamedit.com - Minor-Oppenheim syndrome
- Dorlands Medical Dictionary - Minor's disease
- Dictionary of Medicine: French-English with English-French Glossary By Svetolik P. Djordjevic - Minor's disease
- ICD-9-CM Classification of Diseases and Injuries - Tabular Index