Sponsored by the History Section
Chair: Alison Christy, MD, PhD, FAAN
Vice Chair: Alexis N. Simpkins, MD, PhD, MSCR, FAAN
The section's ambassadors will be presenting fascinating, short topics from the history of neurology.
Isabelle Kang -- The Historical Evolution of the Neurological Exam
Benita Agughasi - The History of Huntington's Disease: From Clinical Observation to Genetic Discovery
Alexander Chen -- Norman Geschwind and the Birth of Behavioral Neurology
Thomas Li - Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: From Initial Discovery to Modern Treatments
Abbott Hayford - Uncovering the Past: Mary Brazier's Translation of Adolf Beck's Dissertation, and the Discovery of a Lost EEG