Vittorio Marchi Explained
Vittorio Marchi (30 May 1851, Novellara - 12 May 1908, Iesi) was an Italian neurologist and histologist.
He studied pharmaceutical chemistry and medicine at the University of Modena, earning his doctorate in 1882.[1] He was head of the histology laboratory at the psychiatric hospital of Reggio Emilia, and later director of the primary medical hospital in Iesi.[2]
He was the creator of a popular osmium-based staining method ("Marchi stain") for the demonstration of degenerating nerve fibers.[3] [4] In the late 1890s, he was a pioneer of meningioma surgery.[4]
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Selected writings
- Nota preventiva sulla fina anatomia dei corpi striati. Communicata all'Academia di Medicina di Torino, 1883 - Nota preventiva on fine anatomy of the corpus striatum. Communication of the Academy of Medicine of Turin.
- Sulle degenerazioni discendenti consecutive a lesioni sperimentali in diverse zone della corteccia cerebrale. (with Giovanni Algeri), 1888 - On degenerative descending consecutive lesions of the cerebral cortex.
- Sull' origine e decorso dei peduncoli cerebellari e sui loro rapporti cogli altri centri nervosi, 1891 - The origin and paths of cerebellar peduncles and their relationships with other nerve centers.[5]
Notes and References
- http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/vittorio-marchi_(Dizionario-Biografico)/ Vittorio Marchi in Dizionario Biografico – Treccani
- http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/vittorio-marchi/ Treccani.it
- http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Vittorio+Marchi Medical Dictionary - The Free Dictionary
- Talamonti G, D'Aliberti G, Debernardi A, Innocenti G . Vittorio Marchi, MD (1851-1908): an unsung pioneer of neuroscience . Neurosurgery . 73 . 5 . 887–93; discussion 893 . November 2013 . 23728450 . 10.1227/NEU.0000000000000003.
- http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3AMarchi%2C+Vittorio%2C&qt=hot_author OCLC WorldCat
