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
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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.
[Record supplied by publisher]
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
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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
