Frederic Lewy: how the two World Wars changed his life, work, and name

In 1912, Friedrich Lewy described the inclusion bodies present in Parkinson disease and in Lewy body dementia. Throughout his life, Lewy fought in two wars – on opposite sides. He was born in Berlin in a Jewish family, and served in the German Army in World War I. In the following years, on many occ...

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Main Authors: Patrick Emanuell Mesquita Sousa-Santos, Pedro Machry Pozzobon, Igor de Lima e Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2024-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1779692