Thomas Brushfield Explained

Thomas Brushfield (1858–1937) was an English psychiatrist who worked in the field of intellectual disability. He is remembered for describing Brushfield spots,^[1] and was the medical superintendent of the Fountain Hospital for Imbeciles, Tooting, from 1914 to 1927. He died on 17 May 1937, aged 79.^[2]

He was the son of Thomas Nadauld Brushfield (1828–1910), a noted authority in the same field and expert on the life of Sir Walter Raleigh.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Barry G. Firkin, Judith A. Whitworth. Dictionary of Medical Eponyms. Informa Health Care, 2001, page 51. .
2. Wallis . Hugh R.E. . December 1951 . The Significance of Brushfield's Spots in the Diagnosis of Mongolism in Infancy . 1988487 . Arch Dis Child . 26 . 130. 495–500 . 14904092 . 10.1136/adc.26.130.495.
3. Thomas Nadauld Brushfield . British Medical Journal . 2 . 2609 . 2054 . 31 December 1910 . 2336482 . 10.1136/bmj.2.2609.2054.