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Published in: Journal of Neurology 2/2013

Open Access 01-02-2013 | Pioneers in Neurology

Antonio Scarpa (1752–1832)

Authors: Andrzej Grzybowski, Jarosław Sak

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 2/2013

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This year, 2012, marks the 260th anniversary of the birth and the 180th anniversary of the death of Antonio Scarpa, an acclaimed anatomist and neurologist. He discovered the naso-palatine nerve (Scarpa’s nerve), the membranous labyrinth [1], endolymph (liquor Scarpae), and the ganglion of the vestibular nerve (Scarpa’s ganglion). What is more, his observations on neuroanatomy are still valid [1, 2]. …
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Metadata
Title
Antonio Scarpa (1752–1832)
Authors
Andrzej Grzybowski
Jarosław Sak
Publication date
01-02-2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Journal of Neurology / Issue 2/2013
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-012-6658-4

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