Abstract
The neuropsychiatrist Arnold Pick (1851–1924) lent his name to a disease, but in his centenary year, it is timely to ask whether this and the many other eponyms that populate neurology are more help than hindrance. Here, I survey some neurological eponyms, propose criteria for judging their helpfulness (and unhelpfulness) and consider their future prospects in our increasingly mechanistic, contemporary neurological practice.
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Royal National Institute for Deaf People
Alzheimer’s Research UK
Alzheimer’s Society
University College London Hospitals NIHR Biomedical Research Centre
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4. Should eponyms be abandoned? Yes
5. Should eponyms be abandoned? No