- Benedict Stilling
Benedikt Stilling (
February 11 ,1810 -January 28 ,1879 ) was a Germananatomist andsurgeon who was a native ofKirchhain . In 1832 he received his doctorate from theUniversity of Marburg . Later he had a private practice inKassel , and travelled extensively throughout Europe, particularly Paris, where he collaborated with famed physicians such asClaude Bernard (1813-1873),Jean-Martin Charcot (1825-1893) andJean Zuléma Amussat (1796-1856).Stilling is largely remembered for his work in
neurology . He performed extensive research involving the structure of thecerebellum , as well as histological studies of thepons . In 1840 he provided a comprehensive, detailed study of the vasomotoric nervous system in a treatise called "Physiologisch-pathologische und medicinisch-praktische Untersuchungen über die Spinal-Irritation". He is also remembered for introducing a procedure of serial-section portrayal (thin slicing) ofspinal cord specimens for histological study.Stilling performed the first
ovariotomy in Germany, using an extraperitoneal technique that minimized excessive internal bleeding. This procedure is explained in his paper, "Geschichte einer Exstirpation eines krankhaft vergrösserten Ovariums". He was the father of Germanophthalmologist Jakob Stilling (1842-1915).Eponyms associated with Benedict Stilling:
* "Stilling's canal": a small channel that runs through thevitreous humor between theoptic disk nerve and the lens in the eye.
* "Fleece of Stilling": a mesh ofmyelin ated fibers surrounding thedentate nucleus of thecerebellum .References
* [http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/1920.htm Who Named It?; Benedict Stilling]
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