Bau und Leistungen eines menschlichen Mittelhirnwesens (Arhinencephalie mit Encephalocele) zugleich ein Beitrag zur Teratologie und Fasersystematik II. Klinischer Teil

The Moro reflex: insights into the pathophysiology of generalized tonic‐clonic seizures and infantile spasms

“…The neural centre underlying the MR is located in the lower part of the brainstem. This is demonstrated by the fact that it can be elicited also in anencephalic infants, as shown by the Austrian neurologist Eduard Gamper (1887Gamper ( -1938 in the first medical description of anencephaly (a condition that was initially termed after him as "Gampersches Mittelhirnwesen") [7] (supplementary figure 1) and in subsequent reports [5,8]. As such, the MR is a behavioural phenomenon distinct from the startle reaction [5,8], which is due to the activation of an archaic neural circuit present in the newborn, the activity of which is later inhibited by the upper brain structures [5], similar to other reflexes present in infants, such as the "toe phenomenon" (Babinski reflex) [9].…”

“…The neuronal network underlying these different phenomena might be located in the brainstem, more specifically in the pons. The MR can be elicited in anencephalic newborns with an intact rostral pons and is also present in infants under light sedation [7, 8]. Furthermore, clinical and experimental studies have shown that the grasp reflex inhibits the MR, confirming that this phenomenon is mediated through the brainstem [8], and requires the integrity of the pons and the vestibular nuclei [24], whereas the spinal cord has no role in its generation [5].…”

Geschichte des wissenschaftlichen Films in der Nervenheilkunde in Deutschland 1895-1929

“…68 (1921) -Bd. 122 (1929 (Arinstein, 1925;Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Psychiatrie, 1923;Fischer u. Pötzl, 1929;Gamper, 1926;Gaupp u. Mauz, 1926;Goldstein, 1924;Grünbaum, 1929;Herz, 1928;Kraepelin, 1923;Lafora u. Prados y Such, 1923;Minkowski, 1926;Rothfeld, 1926;Schuster, b, 1924Simons, 1923 b;Thumm, 1926;Zingerle, 1925); 4. Deutsche Zeitschrift für Nervenheilkunde, Springer, Berlin, Bd.…”