History of Neurology Midwest Neurology Part II A.B. Baker, MD Russell DeJong, MD Norman Allen, MD Neurologic Organizations

Midwest Neurology - Minnesota Abe Bert Baker, MD (1908-1988) B: Minnesota BS, MD, PhD, and residency at U of Minnesota PhD thesis on Hemorrhagic Encephabits 1946 Prof and Direction of the Division of Neurology at U of Minnesota Chair till 1975 Poliomyelitis in the 40’s – national prominence introducing tracheostomy 1st President of AAN from 1948-1951 Began education courses at AAN Books: Clinical Neurology - 1955 1st 3 volumes then 3 loose leaf volumes, then 4 loose leaf volumes, then electronic Then ? gone

Baker’s Clinical Neurology ed Robert Joynt, MD “My” 3rd line of neurology textbooks: The Encyclopedia 1st Ed - 1955 17th Ed - 1986 29th Ed - 1998 Other Editions: 1955, 1962, 1971-2001

Midwest Neurology - Michigan Russell DeJong, MD (1907-1990) B Ann Arbor, Michigan U of Michigan undergrad, Med, & Res Chairman of the Dept. 1950 - 1976 Editor Neurology from inception (26 years) Heavily influenced Neurology in USA Book: The Neurologic Examination -1950 Based on lectures he gave at U of Michigan Med School The most influential & read book on neurology exam 13 editions - (last was 2013, reissued & updated by William Campbell, MD)

Midwest Neurology - Ohio Norman Allen, MD (1925-1980) Undergrad at U of Alabama; Emory Harvard Med - 1949 Neuro resident/research fellow at Harvard 1950-1955 at Boston City Hospital (Meritt, Lenox, Schwab, Adams) Prof U of North Carolina 1955-1965 The Ohio State Univ, Director of Neurology Division - 1965 Chair of Internal Medicine, James Warren, said Allen created “instant neurology” by rapidly adding 5 faculty & 1st ever residents in neuro Brought south best of Boston medicine Detailed scholarly assessment of pt history & meticulous neurologic exams Attended Medical ethics conference at Princeton Came up with criteria for brain test at Ohio State Died of Leukemia

Midwest Neurology - Ohio Norman Allen, MD Research and Publications Basic research with Edward Shuttleworth, MD and Nancy Clendenon, MD Beta-glucuronidase in: Mucopolysaccharidosis CSF marker for lymphoma. CSF B-Glucuronidase Assay in Diagnosis of Neoplastic Menigitis. Arch Neurol. 1980;37(11):684-187 Developed model for study & Rx of brain tumors with colleagues in vet school Dystonia responsive to levodopa, analysis of familial ALS Neuro-genetic disorders - in Genetic Disorders of Man, 1970, with George Paulson Methyl n-Butyl ketone neuropathy with Jerry Mendell Toxic Polyneuropathy Due to Methyl n-Butyl Ketone. Arch Neurol. 1975;32(4):209-218

Midwest Neurology - Ohio Norman Allen, MD Early Recruits in the 60’s & 70’s Edward Shuttleworth, MD Jerry Mendell, MD George Paulson, MD John Warmolts, MD Zarife Sahenk, MD OSU resident & fellow, faculty Kottil Rammohan, MD Jerry Mendell MD Kottil Rammohan, MD John Warmolts, MD George Paulson, MD Zarife Sahenk, MD

Midwest Neurology – Neurologic Organizations American Neurologic Association (ANA) ANA Began in 1875 Hammond (NY), Seguin (NY), Putnam (Boston), Mitchell (Phil), Boudy (St. GR), Hun (Albany), Pepper (Phil), Wood (Phil) James Stewart Jewell (1837-87) 1st president Until recently, limited to senior Neurologists with publications and academic credentials

Midwest Neurology – Neurologic Organizations American Academy of Neurology (AAN) AAN Began in 1948 Established so young Neurologists could have a society with educational programs A resident at Univ. Michigan (Joseph Resch) in 1947 told A.B. Baker about need for education program 1st Meeting – 1948; French Lick, Indiana AB Baker 1st President (1948-1951)

Midwest Neurology – Neurologic Organizations American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (ABPN) ABPN began in 1934 Original members from American Psychiatry Association, ANA, Section of Nervous and Mental Disorders Forum of the AMA Began exams in 1934 Established criteria for training