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Christian Albrecht Jensen (1792–1870): An artistic illustration of Foville’s syndrome

2014; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 24; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/0967772014525101

1758-1087

Egon Stenager,

History of Medicine Studies

Foville’s syndrome, a neurological brainstem syndrome, was described in France in 1858. By chance, a talented portrait painter, CA Jensen, probably illustrated the syndrome at the same time in Copenhagen. This note illustrates the importance of observation in both neurology and art and the variety in interpretation of the same picture by viewers.