title: Heinrich Obersteiner and his contributions.
abstract: Heinrich Obersteiner (1847-1921) was amongst the most influential neuroscientists in the 19th century. Born into a family of physicians, he gained early exposure to medicine, and as a medical student, he focused much of his research in neuroanatomy, eventually becoming a professor of neuroanatomy at the University of Vienna. Throughout his academic career, he focused greatly on neuropathology, and incorporated much of his research into his textbook, "Introduction to the Study of the Structure of the Central Nervous Organs in Health and Disease," which was considered the foremost reference text of neurology for many generations of scholars. The culmination of his contributions to the neurological world can be seen as the Neurological Institute of Vienna, which he founded in 1882. Scholars from all over the world sought out his expertize and tutelage. While he was the director of the Institute, over 500 articles were published within the Obersteiner-Arbeiten. Much of this work helped set the foundation for the eventual development of neurology as a medical discipline. A review of his life will help us better understand the legacy Heinrich Obersteiner left in the field of neurology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies.
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cesmebasi
authors.forename: Alana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: John
authors.forename: Denzil
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Etienne
authors.forename: R Shane
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Tubbs
authors.forename: Marios
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loukas
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000266:history; D001317:Austria; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D009445:Neuroanatomy / Q000266:history*; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history*; D058027:Neuropsychiatry / Q000266:history*; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000266:history
keywords: lipochrome; neuroanatomy; neuropathology; neuropsychiatry; psychiatry; status epilepticus; tabes dorsalis