Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 1026

DOMENICO COTUGNO (1736-1822) De ischiade nervosa commentarius. Apud fratres Simonios 1764 [8] 88 pp., plate. 20.8 cm.

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Cotugno was a keen observer and a fine clinician. In this, perhaps his most important work, he differentiates arthritis from nervous sciatica, gives the first detailed description of cerebrospinal fluid, and shows that the congealed protein in the urine of a nephritic patient is a diagnostic sign.

Cited references: Garrison-Morton 1382; Waller 2166; Wellcome II, p. 398

Gift of John Martin, M.D.