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William John Little (1810–1894) was an English surgeon who is credited with the first medical identification of spastic diplegia, when he observed it in the 1860s amongst children. While spasticity surely existed before that point, Little was the first person to medically record the condition in writing.
4 de sept. de 2015 · The techniques used today in the surgery of muscular dystrophy were originated by Stromeyer and Little. William Little was one of the first to work in the field between neurology and orthopaedics and his important work continues to have influence on both these fields.
3 de may. de 2021 · William John Little was one of the first orthopedic surgeons to research congenital malformations and their causes in the nineteenth century and presented preliminary research on a condition modernly known as cerebral palsy, a condition of varying severity that affects a person’s ability to move.
Dr. William John Little, the first man to define Cerebral Palsy as a brain injury caused by oxygen deprivation at birth, turned his illness-ridden childhood experiences into a lifelong desire to help others through his practice of medicine.
William John Little was an English surgeon who is credited with the first medical identification of spastic diplegia, which is a form of cerebral palsy manifesting as hypertonia and spasticity in the lower extremities. The condition was initially known as “Little’s Diplegia.”
4 de sept. de 2015 · The techniques used today in the surgery of muscular dystrophy were originated by Stromeyer and Little. William Little was one of the first to work in the field between neurology and orthopaedics and his important work continues to have influence on both these fields.
In 1862 William John Little, M.D., an orthopedic practitioner in London, described 47 children with what he termed spastic rigidity. 1 His clear account leaves no doubt that he was speaking...
