Tidsskrift for den Norske lægeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny række
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Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. · Dec 2002
Biography Historical Article[Leonardo da Vinci--a dyslectic genius?].
Leonardo da Vinci's texts consist almost exclusively of scientific notes. Working on a book on Leonardo's art, I studied all Leonardo's published texts carefully for any new information. In some prefaces I came to suspect that Leonardo might have suffered from dyslexia. This article considers the question of whether it is possible to find indications of dyslexia in Leonardo's texts and in the accounts of his life.
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Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. · Dec 2002
Biography Historical Article[Kristian Igelsrud and the first successful direct heart compression].
In 1901, at Tromsø Hospital in Norway, Kristian Igelsrud performed the first successful direct heart compression in history. The event attracted little attention, and Igelsrud did little to make sure that it did. Igelsrud's operation is one of the most important contributions by Norwegian medicine to the development of anaesthesia and resuscitation.