Frederic Lewy
American neurologist (1885-1950) · Germany · On the map · Doctors · Died at 65
Friedrich "Fritz" Heinrich Lewy, known in his later years as Frederic Henry Lewey, was a German-born American neurologist. He is best known for the discovery of Lewy bodies, which are a characteristic indicator of Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies.
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In a 1912 paper based on work in Alois Alzheimer’s Munich laboratory he described intraneuronal inclusion bodies in brainstem nuclei of patients with paralysis agitans that were later termed Lewy bodies.
Country
Germany
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1885 to 1950 · aged 65
