Domenico Cotugno
Domenico Cotugno | |
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Domenico Felice Antonio Cotugno (January 29, 1736 – October 6, 1822) was an
Italian physician
.
Biography
Born at
cerebral embolism
in 1818 that recurred in 1822, resulting in his death.
In 1765 he made trips to
Latin language
.
A
hearing
.
Cotugno wrote a classic monograph on
pulmonary tuberculosis, and exemplified to many students the true investigative and selfless spirit in anatomy and medicine. Among his pupils were the surgeon Bruno Amantea, Niccola Andria, and the future military doctor Antonio Savaresi
. The Ospedale Domenico Cotugno, hospital in Naples is named for him.
Associated eponyms
- Cotugno's syndrome: A syndrome marked by unilateral neuralgia along the distribution of the sciatic nerve.
- Cotunnius' aquaeduct: The aqueduct of the inner ear.
- Cotunnius' columns: The columns in the osseus spiral lamina of the cochlea.
- Liquor Cotunni: The cerebrospinal fluid.
Bibliography
- De aquaeductibus auris humane internae anatomica dissertatio. 1761, Ex typographica Sancti Thomae Aquinatis.
- De ischiade nervosa commentarius 1764
- Novis curis auctior 1769
- De sedibus variolarum syntagma 1771
- Dello spirito della medicina 1783
- Opera posthuma. 4 volumes, 1830-1832
References
- ^ Antonio Emanuele Piedimonte, Le 99 vie massoniche. La città dei fratelli: la storia della Massoneria meridionale nella toponomastica, 2023. As quoted in ""Le 99 vie massoniche di Napoli", il nuovo libro di Piedimonte esplora i segreti iniziatici della città". Naples: Corriere della Sera. 19 December 2023. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023.
 | This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (August 2009) |
- Sakula, A (Apr 1991). "A hundred years of lumbar puncture: 1891-1991". PMID 2066931.
- Böni, T; Benini A; Dvorak J (Aug 1994). "Domenico Felice Antonio Cotugno". PMID 7973974.
- Pearce, J M S (Sep 2004). "Cotugno and cerebrospinal fluid". PMID 15314119.
- Di Ieva, Antonio; Yaşargil M Gazi (Aug 2008). "Liquor cotunnii: the history of cerebrospinal fluid in Domenico Cotugno's work". S2CID 27353680.
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