Otfrid Foerster

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Otfrid Foerster

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Neurosurgery

#8

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Neurology

#22

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Why Is Otfrid Foerster Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Otfrid Foerster was a German neurologist and neurosurgeon, who made innovative contributions to neurology and neurosurgery, such as rhizotomy for the treatment of spasticity, anterolateral cordotomy for pain, the hyperventilation test for epilepsy, Foerster's syndrome, the first electrocorticogram of a brain tumor, and the first surgeries for epilepsy. He is also known as the first to describe the dermatomes , and he helped map the motor cortex of the cerebrum.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Otfrid Foerster?

Otfrid Foerster is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of Wrocław