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Published in: Journal of Neurology 1/2018

Open Access 01-01-2018 | Pioneers in Neurology

Waclaw Blaise Orlowsky and his unacknowledged discovery in neurology

Authors: Slawomir Gonkowski, Krystyna Makowska

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 1/2018

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Waclaw Blaise Orlowsky (Fig. 1) was born on February 2, 1868 in Brzeziny, not far from Lodz in Poland [1]. He attended elementary and middle school in Lublin. In 1888, Orlowsky went to Warsaw to study at the Faculty of Medicine in the Imperial University of Warsaw [1, 2]. During his studies, he showed interests in neurology and bacteriology. In February 1890, Orlowsky came into contact with Odo Bujwid, who was the pioneer of anti-rabies vaccination in Poland [3]. …
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Title
Waclaw Blaise Orlowsky and his unacknowledged discovery in neurology
Authors
Slawomir Gonkowski
Krystyna Makowska
Publication date
01-01-2018
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Journal of Neurology / Issue 1/2018
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-017-8674-x

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