Ludwig Lichtheim
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Ludwig Lichtheim was a German
physician
. He was educated at the gymnasium
in Breslau, and studied medicine at the universities of Berlin
, Zurich
, and Breslau, graduating in 1868. From 1869 to 1872 he was assistant in the medical hospital at Breslau; from 1872 to 1873 in the surgical hospital at Halle
; and from 1873 to 1877 again at Breslau in the medical polyclinic. He became privat-docent at Breslau University in 1876; assistant professor at Jena
in 1877; was called in 1878 to Bern University
as professor of medicine and chief of the medical clinic; and held a similar position since 1888 in the University of Königsberg
.
He was an expert on aphasia
and developed "Lichtheim's House", an explanation of language processing in the brain, which remains a standard part of medical school training in neurology
.
Furthermore he developed an early model about the functional principle of the (human) brain, the so called Lichtheim-Modell.
He was the author also of "Die Störungen des Lungenkreislaufs, und Ihr Einfluss auf den Blutdruck" (Berlin, 1876).
Germany
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physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
. He was educated at the gymnasium
Gymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
in Breslau, and studied medicine at the universities of Berlin
Berlin
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, Zurich
Zürich
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, and Breslau, graduating in 1868. From 1869 to 1872 he was assistant in the medical hospital at Breslau; from 1872 to 1873 in the surgical hospital at Halle
Halle, Saxony-Anhalt
Halle is the largest city in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish it from the town of Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia...
; and from 1873 to 1877 again at Breslau in the medical polyclinic. He became privat-docent at Breslau University in 1876; assistant professor at Jena
Jena
Jena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. It has a population of approx. 103,000 and is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt.-History:Jena was first mentioned in an 1182 document...
in 1877; was called in 1878 to Bern University
University of Berne
The University of Bern is a university in the Swiss capital of Bern and was founded in 1834. It is regulated and financed by the Canton of Bern. It is a comprehensive university offering a broad choice of courses and programmes in eight faculties and some 160 institutes. The university is an...
as professor of medicine and chief of the medical clinic; and held a similar position since 1888 in the University of Königsberg
University of Königsberg
The University of Königsberg was the university of Königsberg in East Prussia. It was founded in 1544 as second Protestant academy by Duke Albert of Prussia, and was commonly known as the Albertina....
.
He was an expert on aphasia
Aphasia
Aphasia is an impairment of language ability. This class of language disorder ranges from having difficulty remembering words to being completely unable to speak, read, or write....
and developed "Lichtheim's House", an explanation of language processing in the brain, which remains a standard part of medical school training in neurology
Neurology
Neurology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Specifically, it deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease involving the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their coverings, blood vessels, and all effector tissue,...
.
Furthermore he developed an early model about the functional principle of the (human) brain, the so called Lichtheim-Modell.
Publications
Lichtheim wrote many essays in the medical journals, among which may be mentioned:- "Ueber Behandlung Pleuritischer Exsudate," in "Sammlung Klinischer Vorträge," 1872; (with Cohnheim)
- "Ueber Hydrämie und Hydrämisches Oedem," in Virchow's "Archiv," lxix.;
- "Ueber Periodische Haemoglobinurie," in "Sammlung Klinischer Vorträge," 1878;
- "Die Antipyretische Wirkung des Phenols," in "Breslauer Aerztliche Zeitschrift," 1881;
- "Ueber Tuberkulose," in "Rapport des Kongresses für Innere Medizin," 1883;
- "Die Chronischen Herzmuskelerkrankungen und Ihre Behandlung," ib. 1888;
- "Zur Diagnose der Meningitis," in "Berliner Klinische Wochenschrift," 1895.
He was the author also of "Die Störungen des Lungenkreislaufs, und Ihr Einfluss auf den Blutdruck" (Berlin, 1876).