Neurological Eponyms Derived from Literature and Visual Art

Budrys, Valmantas

doi:10.1159/000086150

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“…The transDear Sir, With interest we read the article 'Neurological eponyms derived from literature and visual art' by Dr. Budrys, which was published in European Neurology in 2005 [1] . We would like to comment on a few points of the Straw Peter Syndrome, which is based on the book by Heinrich Hoffmann.…”

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Straw Peter Syndrome – A Literary Mistake?

Bilgin¹,

Rémi²,

Noachtar³

2008

Eur Neurol

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Straw Peter Syndrome – A Literary Mistake?

Bilgin¹,

Rémi²,

Noachtar³

2008

Eur Neurol

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“…It is common to attribute one of the first medical descri ptions of a hyperactive child to Heinrich Hoffmann's story book "Struwwelpeter" or "Slovenly Peter, Straw Peter" [7,29] . Indeed, the eponym "Straw Peter syndrome" has been used to refer to ADHD [30] . Hoffmann, born in Frankfurt am Main in Germany, was a prolific poet and children's author, as well as a psychiatrist.…”

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Who says this is a modern disorder? The early history of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Martinez-Badía¹

2015

WJP

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Author contributions: Martinez-Badía J has contributed substantially to the conception and design of the study, acquisition of data from historical sources, drafting the article, and final approval of the manuscript; Martinez-Raga J has contributed substantially to the conception and design of the study, acquisition of data from medical sources, drafting the article, and final approval of the manuscript.Conflict-of-interest statement: Martinez-Badía J reports no conflict of interest. Martinez-Raga J has received fees for serving as a speaker and as an advisory board member for Janssen, Shire, Juste, and Rovi Pharmaceuticals. No sources of funding were used in the preparation, review or approval of this manuscript. Core tip: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a highly prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder in children and in adults. Although the conceptualization and diagnosis of this disorder is often controversial it is not a modern invention. There are significant published historical medical, and non-scientific reports of individuals with symptoms of inattention, distractibility and over-activity, prior to the 20 th century, since the last quarter of the 18 th century. The present paper explores the early history of ADHD in the medical literature and in other historical sources, to gain better understanding of the roots and evolution of the conceptualization of this disorder.Martinez-Badía J, Martinez-Raga J. Who says this is a modern disorder? The early history of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. World J Psychiatr 2015; 5(4): 379-386 Available from:

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“…ADHD was first described by Dr. Heinrich Hoffmann (1809–1894) in 1846 in a children’s book – Struwwelpeter ( Straw Peter in the English literature) – written for his son, in which an inattentive and hyperactive boy, Fidgety Philip, exhibited a persistent pattern of unrestrained excessive motor activity with disastrous consequences [3,4,5]. For this reason, it has also been suggested that the eponym Fidgety Philip syndrome would be more appropriate than Struwwelpeter (the title of the whole book which includes a lot of different problems of child development and misbehavior) to refer to ADHD [6].…”

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