An Interactive Annotated World Bibliography of Printed and Digital Works in the History of Medicine and the Life Sciences from Circa 2000 BCE to 2024 by Fielding H. Garrison (1870-1935), Leslie T. Morton (1907-2004), and Jeremy M. Norman (1945- ) Traditionally Known as “Garrison-Morton”

16058 entries, 14142 authors and 1947 subjects. Updated: November 9, 2024

HEINE, Jacob (Jakob)

2 entries
  • 4664

Beobachtungen über Lähmungszustände der untem Extremitäten und deren Behandlung.

Stuttgart: F. H. Köhler, 1840.

First description of acute anterior poliomyelitis, which Heine separated from other forms of paralysis; he described the deformities arising from the disease. He also called attention to congenital spastic paraplegia, which, following Little’s classic description (No. 4691.1), was termed “Little’s disease”.



Subjects: NEUROLOGY › Inflammatory Conditions › Poliomyelitis
  • 4416

Ueber spontane und congenitale Luxationen.

Stuttgart: Ebner & Seubert, 1842.


Subjects: ORTHOPEDICS › Orthopedic Surgery & Treatments › Fractures & Dislocations