title: [Sir William Richard Gowers: author of the "bible of neurology"].
abstract: William Richard Gowers is one of the great pioneers in neurology and the author of the well-known neurology textbook, "A Manual of Diseases of the Nervous System." His concepts of neurology are based on meticulously and carefully accumulated knowledge of history, observations, and neurological examinations of patients with various neurological diseases. He is not only a great neurologist but also a great teacher who loves teaching students and physicians through well-prepared lectures. We can glean the essence of the field of neurology through his life story and numerous writings concerning neurological diseases.
authors.affiliation: Asanogawa General Hospital, Neurological Center.
authors.forename: Genjiro
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hirose
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000266:history*; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000266:history*; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history*; D006113:United Kingdom