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Published in: Journal of Neurology 1/2015

Open Access 01-01-2015 | Pioneers in Neurology

Karl Stern (1906–1975)

Authors: Frank W. Stahnisch, Stephen Pow

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 1/2015

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Abstract

The forced migration process of German-speaking neurologists and psychiatrists under the Nazis during the 1930s and 40s is often preoccupied solely with “successful” concepts and therapeutic approaches. The case of German-Canadian neurologist Karl Stern (1906–1975) is very instructive, however, since the process of forced migration, for him, proved to be a transitionary process from his former cutting edge work in neuropathology and holist neurology in Germany to clinical psychiatry and the development of the new discipline of geriatric medicine in Canada.
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Metadata
Title
Karl Stern (1906–1975)
Authors
Frank W. Stahnisch
Stephen Pow
Publication date
01-01-2015
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Journal of Neurology / Issue 1/2015
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-014-7407-7

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