Turner's Lane Hospital ; case and follow-up studies of peripheral nerve disorders, including correspondence addressed to S. W. Mitchell : Philadelphia, 1861-1892.

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Turner's Lane Hospital ; case and follow-up studies of peripheral nerve disorders, including correspondence addressed to S. W. Mitchell : Philadelphia, 1861-1892.

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Incomplete but extensive notes of Civil War patients with gunshot wounds, principally taken by Mitchell; many of these were used in Mitchell's Reflex paralysis (Philadelphia, 1864) and Gunshot wounds and other injuries of nerves (Philadelphia, 1864), coauthored with George Morehouse and William Keen. Includes correspondence and follow-up case notes.

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College of Physicians of Philadelphia

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Mitchell, Silas Weir, 1829-1914

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Silas Weir Mitchell was a Philadelphia physician and author. After graduating from medical school, he studied in Europe, joined his father's practice, and ran Turner's Lane Hospital in Philadelphia during the Civil War, becoming the preeminent American neurologist of his generation. In addition to numerous medical papers and texts, he published popular novels, short stories, poetry, and essays. Born on 15 Feb. 1829, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was a son of physician John Kear...

Turner's Lane Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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