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Eponyms Assignment (33 pts, 1 point per cell) In this assignment, you will use medical dictionary resources to locate the name of the disease, condition, technique, or instrument and enter pertinent information as described in each column. To answer the "Why?" in Column 4, will likely require more research than will be available in a dictionary, so plan on searching websites or other sources of information. Eponym Brief description Named for Why? Example: Lou Gehrig's disease Also known as amyotrophic Lou Gehrig, a famous lateral sclerosis, a rare baseball player of the neurological disorder 1920's and 30's. Gehrig was a sports hero diagnosed ALS. He made a memorable farewell speech at Yankee Stadium, radio broadcast nationally in 1939. This generated recognition of ALS, a rare disorder. Type text here. Type text here. Type textiere. Type text here. Type text here Type text here. Lewy body dementia Babinski sign, aka Babinski reflex Glasgow coma scale Legionnaires' disease Type text here. Type text here. Type text here. Type text here. Type text here Type text here. Type text here. Brucellosis Type text here. Type text here. Alice in Wonderland syndrome Type text here. Type text here Type text here Tommy John surgery Type text here Type text here, Type text here Hansen's disease Type text here Type text here Type text here. Munchausen syndrome Type text here. Type text here. Type text here. Type text here. Type text here. Bart's hemoglobin Eregali delusion Type text here. Type text here. Type text here. Type text here.

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Lew Body dementia:It is also known as dementia with Lewy bodies, is the second most common type of progressive dementia after Alzheimer's disease dementia. Lewy body dementia is named after Frederich H. Lewy, M.D., the neurologist who discovered them while working in Dr. Alois Alzheimer's laboratory during the early 1900s.

Babinski reflex: A reflex used to determine adequacy of the higher (central) nervous system. It is elicited by stimulating the outside of the sole of the foot, causing extension of the big toe while fanning the other toes.It is named after the neurologist Joseph Babinski who first described the reflex in1896.

Glasgow Coma Scale or GCS is a scale used to measure the consciousness of a person. It was invented in 1974 by Graham Teasdale and Bryan J. Jennett, professors of neurosurgery at the University of Glasgow .

Legionnaires disease, also known as legionellosis, is a form of atypical pneumonia caused by any type of Legionella bacteria.Legionnaires' disease got itsname in 1976 after an outbreak of pneumonia occurred among people attending the American Legion convention at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia. Later, the bacterium causing the illness was named Legionella pneumophila.

Brucellosis is a highly contagious zoonotic disease caused by ingestion of unpasteurized milk or undercooked meat from infected animals, or close contact with their secretions. It is also known as undulant fever, Malta fever, and Mediterranean fever.

Brucellosis is a highly contagious zoonosis caused by ingestion of unpasteurized milk or undercooked meat from infected animals, or close contact with their secretions. It is also known as undulant fever, Malta fever, and Mediterranean fever.It is named after David Bruce (1855–1931) the military physician who discovered the aetiologic agent, Brucella melitensis.

Alice in Wonderland syndrome (AIWS), also known as Todd's syndrome or dysmetropsia, is a neuropsychological condition that causes a distortion of perception.It is named after Lewis Carroll's famous 19th-century novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Dr. John Todd, a British psychiatrist, gave the disorder its name in a 1955 paper, noting that the misperceptions resemble Lewis Carroll's descriptions of what happened to Alice.

Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, also known as Tommy John surgery, is a surgical graft procedure where the ulnar collateral ligament in the medial elbow is replaced with either a tendon from patient's body itself body, or from a dead donor.The surgery is named after former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tommy John who underwent the first surgery of this type in 1974.

Hansen's disease also known as leprosy is an infection caused by slow-growing bacteria called Mycobacterium leprae. Hansen's disease is named after the Norwegian physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen Mycobacterium leprae in 1873.

Munchausen's syndrome is a psychological disorder where someone pretends to be ill or deliberately produces symptoms of illness in themselves.Munchausen syndrome, named for Baron von Munchausen, an 18th century German officer who was known for untruthful and dramatic stories.

Barts Hemoglobin is an abnormal type of hemoglobin that consists of four gamma globins which accumulates in the red blood cells.It is so called as it was discovered at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London, often abbreviated to Barts.

Fregoli delusion is a disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that different people are in fact a single person who changes appearance or is in disguise.It is named after the Italian actor Leopoldo Fregoli, who ws known for his ability to make quick changes of appearance during his stage act.