title: Did Charles Dickens describe progressive supranuclear palsy in 1857?
abstract: A character from one of Charles Dickens's lesser known works is presented, whose attributes suggest a possible diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy.
authors.affiliation: Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Liverpool, United Kingdom. larner-a@wcnn-tr.nwest.nhs.uk
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Larner
mesh_terms: D005197:Famous Persons; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D008093:Literature, Modern / Q000266:history*; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D013494:Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive / Q000266:history*