Woldemar Kernig

Baltic German neurologist (1840-1917) · Russia · On the map · Doctors · Died at 76

Woldemar Kernig, better known as Vladimir Mikhailovich Kernig, was a Russian internist and neurologist of Baltic German descent whose medical discoveries saved thousands of people with meningitis. He is best known for his pioneering work on diagnostics. Kernig's sign is named after him.

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