A note on the treatment of drummer Bock: an early Danish account of multiple sclerosis?
Multiple sclerosis (MS) was first presented in a clinical setting in 1838. In this paper the presentation and treatment of a transient hemiparesis in a drummer in 1789 is discussed. This may have been an early case of MS and presents evidence against the theory that MS is an infectious disease beginning in the 19th century.
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Department of Neurology, Centralsygehuset, Esbjerg, Denmark.
D003718:Denmark; D049671:History, 18th Century; D006801:Humans; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000266:history*