Jean-Athanase Sicard
Jean-Athanase Sicard (23 June 1872 – 28 January 1929) was a French
radiologist born in Marseille
.
He studied medicine in Marseille and
Hôpital Necker. In 1923 he became a professor of internal pathology
.
With
tumors. Sicard is also credited for introducing injections of sodium salicylate for treatment of varicose veins,[1] as well as alcohol injections for relief of trigeminal neuralgia. In addition, he was one of the first physicians to become interested in the possibilities of a procedure known as pneumoencephalography.[2]
Along with
Collet-Sicard syndrome, a disorder in which neck trauma such as a Jefferson fracture causes damage to the cranial nerves.[3]
Written works
- Le liquide céphalo-rachidien. Paris, 1902.
- La névralgie faciale essentielle et son traitement par les injections locales neurologiques. Paris, 1911.
- Méthode radiographique d’exploration de la cavité épidurale par la lipiodol; Written with Jacques Forestier (1890-1978). Revue neurologique, Paris, 1921, 28: 1264-1266. Lipide (iodised oil) first used in radiology. Positive contrast myelography with iodised oil (lipiodol).
- Traitement des varices par les injections phlébo-sclérosantes du salicylate de soude. Written with J. Paraf and J. Lermoyez. Gazette des hôpitaux, Paris, 1922, 95: 1573-1575.
- L’exploration radiologique des cavités broncho-pulmonaires par les injections intra-trachéales d’huile iodée. With Jacques Forestier. J méd Franç, 1924, 13: 3-9.
- Le traitement des varices par la méthode sclérosante. With L. Gaugier. Paris, 1927; 3rd edition, 1931.
References
- Jean-Athanase Sicard @ Who Named It
- Who Named It
- ^ Department of Neurology, The University of Illinois at Chicago (biography)
- PMID 10703116.
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