Georg Schaltenbrand Explained

Georges Schaltenbrand
Birth Date:	26 November 1897
Birth Place:	Oberhausen
Death Place:	Würzburg
Nationality:	German
Field:	neurologist

Georges Schaltenbrand (26 November 1897  - 24 October 1979) was a German neurologist known for his work on the organization and diagnostics of the motor system, to the physiology and pathology of the cerebrospinal fluid, and to multiple sclerosis. He coauthored an influential textbook and atlas on stereotaxy^[1] and he also published some unethical experiments performed in Nazi Germany.^[2]

References

• Collmann. Hartmut. 2008. Georges Schaltenbrand (26. 11. 1897 24. 10. 1979). Würzburger medizinhistorische Mitteilungen / im Auftrage der Würzburger medizinhistorischen Gesellschaft und in Verbindung mit dem Institut für Geschichte der Medizin der Universität Würzburg. 27. 63–92. Germany. 0177-5227. 19230367 .
• Hopf. H C. 1980. Georges Schaltenbrand (1897-1979). J. Neurol.. 223. 3. 153–8. GERMANY, WEST. 0340-5354. 6157008. 10.1007/bf00313179 .

Notes and References

1. Book: Schaltenbrand, Georges. Stereotaxy of the Human Brain: Anatomical, Physiological and Clinical Applications. Georg Thieme. 1982. 3135832023.
2. Shevell. M. I.. Evans. B. K.. 1994-02-01. The "Schaltenbrand experiment," Würzburg, 1940: scientific, historical, and ethical perspectives. Neurology. 44. 2. 350–356. 0028-3878. 8309591. 10.1212/wnl.44.2.350.