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hi all At 20:06 2001/03/10 -0600, Raymond Strand wrote: >Hello list: > >I thought this might be interesting to anyone who would like to know >a bit more about the man who originally defined our disease. > > Ray > >...................................................... >J Paediatr Child Health 2001 Feb 11;37(1):9-13 >James Parkinson (1755-1824): A pioneer of child care. >Pearn J, Gardner-Thorpe C >Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, >Royal Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and >Department of Neurology, Exeter and Devon Hospital, Exeter, United Kingdom. > >James Parkinson (1755-1824) of Parkinson's disease, is well recognized >as a pioneer of clinical neurology; and is even more famous as a founder >of modern palaeontology. We have reviewed from primary sources his extensive >contributions to clinical child care and his pioneering advocacy for child >welfare, protection and safety. His writings, outreach and advocacy for >children's health characterizes him as one whose influence was an important >springboard from which evolved the modern specialty of paediatrics. >Parkinson was one of the first to write on child-rearing practices and >in this context antedated Benjamin Spock by 150 years. Parkinson was a >pioneer of child safety and the prevention of childhood trauma. He wrote >of the resuscitation of near-drowned children and of first aid for injured >children. This critical analysis reviews his pioneering description of child >abuse and the development of post-abuse hydrocephalus. He wrote the datum >description (in English) of the pathophysiology and pathology of appendicitis >in children, of fatal rabies in children and highlighted the risk of death >even when the biting dog was not clinically rabid. His advocacy for social >reform for children's welfare was courageous and pioneering. James Parkinson, >hitherto unacknowledged, was a significant founder of the evolving discipline >of paediatrics and child health. >PMID: 11168861 >...................................................... > Ray Strand > Prairie Sky Design > -----------------( on the Edge of the Prairie Abyss )--------------- > when the sky is clear > the ground is visible > 49/dx PD 2 yrs/40? onset/retired thank you for this, ray i am not defined by my disease; my disease (?) is defined by me only goes to show we see what we want to see give me a wide angle lens any day! janet janet paterson, an akinetic rigid subtype parkie 53 now / 44 dx cd / 43 onset cd / 41 dx pd / 37 onset pd TEL: 613 256 8340 SMAIL: PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada EMAIL: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/