Antony van Leeuwenhoek and the description of diaphragmatic flutter (respiratory myoclonus).
This article reviews the first account of diaphragmatic flutter, published by Antony van Leeuwenhoek, the renowned microscopist, in 1723. The completeness of the clinical description merits the eponymous description of Leeuwenhoek's disease.
Larner
Andrew J
AJ
Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Lower Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool, United Kingdom. a.larner@thewaltoncentre.nhs.uk
D003964:Diaphragm / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005197:Famous Persons; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D006801:Humans; D009207:Myoclonus / Q000266:history / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*