Diaphragmatic paralysis historical perspective
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mahda Alihashemi M.D. [2]
Overview
Diaphragmatic paralysis was first suggested by Steurtz, in 1911 during simple phrenicotomy for treatment of lung disease. In 1946, a case of poliomyelitis with respiratory paralysis was explained in Rumania.
Historical Perspective
Discovery
- Diaphragmatic paralysis was first suggested by Steurtz, in 1911 during simple phrenicotomy for treatment of lung disease.[1]
- Thomas Harris, in 1892, stated that depression of the epigastric and hypochondriac regions on deep inspiration not always indicative of diaphragmatic paralysis.
- In 1946, a case of poliomyelitis with respiratory paralysis was explained in Rumania [2]
References
- ↑ Campbell AJ (October 1934). "Diaphragmatic Paralysis: A Critical Review of its Use as a Therapeutic Measure in Respiratory Disease: (Section of Medicine)". Proc. R. Soc. Med. 27 (12): 1555–62. PMC 2205656. PMID 19989972.
- ↑ Harris T (July 1892). "Depression of the Epigastric and Hypochondriac Regions on Deep Inspiration not always Indicative of Diaphragmatic Paralysis". Br Med J. 2 (1644): 16–7. PMC 2420648. PMID 20753772.