Antony van Leeuwenhoek and the description of diaphragmatic flutter (respiratory myoclonus)

Mov Disord. 2005 Aug;20(8):917-8. doi: 10.1002/mds.20614.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Biography
  • Historical Article
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Diaphragm / physiopathology*
  • Famous Persons
  • History, 17th Century
  • History, 18th Century
  • Humans
  • Myoclonus / history
  • Myoclonus / physiopathology*
  • Respiratory Insufficiency / diagnosis
  • Respiratory Insufficiency / etiology*

Personal name as subject

  • Antony Van leeuwenhoel