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.
Copyright 2005 Movement Disorder Society
Publication types
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Biography
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Historical Article
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Review
MeSH terms
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Diaphragm / physiopathology*
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Famous Persons
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History, 17th Century
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History, 18th Century
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Humans
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Myoclonus / history
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Myoclonus / physiopathology*
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Respiratory Insufficiency / diagnosis
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Respiratory Insufficiency / etiology*