He was educated at the gymnasium in Breslau, and studied medicine at the universities of Berlin, Zurich, and Breslau, graduating in 1868. From 1869 to 1872 he was assistant in the medical hospital at Breslau under Hermann Lebert; from 1872 to 1873 in the surgical hospital at Halle under Richard von Volkmann; and from 1873 to 1877 again at Breslau in the medical polyclinic, under Lebert and Michael Anton Biermer.[2]
He was an expert on aphasia and developed an explanation of language processing in the brain, which was used as part of medical school training in neurology. Furthermore, he developed an early model about the functional principle of the (human) brain, the so-called Wernicke-Lichtheim Model.
Associated eponymedit
"Lichtheim's sign": A phenomenon seen in subcorticalmotor aphasia. The patient can indicate through the use of his/her fingers the number of syllables of a word he has in mind but is unable to speak.[4][5]
Publicationsedit
Lichtheim wrote many essays in the medical journals, among which may be mentioned:
"Ueber Behandlung Pleuritischer Exsudate," in "Sammlung Klinischer Vorträge," 1872; (with Julius Friedrich Cohnheim)
"Ueber Hydrämie und Hydrämisches Oedem," in Virchow's "Archiv," lxix.;
"Ueber Periodische Haemoglobinurie," in "Sammlung Klinischer Vorträge," 1878;
"Die Antipyretische Wirkung des Phenols," in "Breslauer Aerztliche Zeitschrift," 1881;
"Ueber Tuberkulose," in "Rapport des Kongresses für Innere Medizin," 1883;
"Die Chronischen Herzmuskelerkrankungen und Ihre Behandlung," ib. 1888;
"Zur Diagnose der Meningitis," in "Berliner Klinische Wochenschrift," 1895.
He was the author also of "Die Störungen des Lungenkreislaufs, und Ihr Einfluss auf den Blutdruck" (Berlin, 1876).[3]
ludwig, lichtheim, december, 1845, breslau, january, 1928, german, physician, jewish, descent, contents, biography, associated, eponym, publications, also, referencesbiography, edithe, educated, gymnasium, breslau, studied, medicine, universities, berlin, zuri. Ludwig Lichtheim 7 December 1845 in Breslau 13 January 1928 was a German physician of Jewish descent 1 Ludwig Lichtheim Contents 1 Biography 2 Associated eponym 3 Publications 4 See also 5 ReferencesBiography editHe was educated at the gymnasium in Breslau and studied medicine at the universities of Berlin Zurich and Breslau graduating in 1868 From 1869 to 1872 he was assistant in the medical hospital at Breslau under Hermann Lebert from 1872 to 1873 in the surgical hospital at Halle under Richard von Volkmann and from 1873 to 1877 again at Breslau in the medical polyclinic under Lebert and Michael Anton Biermer 2 He became privat docent at Breslau University in 1876 an assistant professor at the University of Jena in 1877 and was called in 1888 to the University of Konigsberg as a professor of medicine his final position 3 In 1891 with Adolph Strumpell Wilhelm Heinrich Erb and Friedrich Schultze 1848 1934 he founded the journal Deutsche Zeitschrift fur Nervenheilkunde 2 He was an expert on aphasia and developed an explanation of language processing in the brain which was used as part of medical school training in neurology Furthermore he developed an early model about the functional principle of the human brain the so called Wernicke Lichtheim Model Associated eponym edit Lichtheim s sign A phenomenon seen in subcortical motor aphasia The patient can indicate through the use of his her fingers the number of syllables of a word he has in mind but is unable to speak 4 5 Publications editLichtheim wrote many essays in the medical journals among which may be mentioned Ueber Behandlung Pleuritischer Exsudate in Sammlung Klinischer Vortrage 1872 with Julius Friedrich Cohnheim Ueber Hydramie und Hydramisches Oedem in Virchow s Archiv lxix Ueber Periodische Haemoglobinurie in Sammlung Klinischer Vortrage 1878 Die Antipyretische Wirkung des Phenols in Breslauer Aerztliche Zeitschrift 1881 Ueber Tuberkulose in Rapport des Kongresses fur Innere Medizin 1883 Die Chronischen Herzmuskelerkrankungen und Ihre Behandlung ib 1888 Zur Diagnose der Meningitis in Berliner Klinische Wochenschrift 1895 He was the author also of Die Storungen des Lungenkreislaufs und Ihr Einfluss auf den Blutdruck Berlin 1876 3 See also editSubacute combined degeneration of spinal cordReferences edit Isidore Singer Frederick T Haneman LICHTHEIM LUDWIG The Jewish Encyclopaedia a b Ludwig Lichtheim at Who Named It a b Lichtheim Ludwig at Jewish Encyclopedia Lichtheim s sign Archived 2012 12 01 at the Wayback Machine Mondofacto Lichtheim s sign in aphasia at Who Named It Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ludwig Lichtheim amp oldid 1173067777, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
