Georg Schaltenbrand

Georges Schaltenbrand
Born(1897-11-26)26 November 1897
Oberhausen
Died24 October 1979(1979-10-24) (aged 81)
Würzburg
NationalityGerman
Scientific career
Fieldsneurologist

Georges Schaltenbrand (26 November 1897 – 24 October 1979 ) was a German neurologist known for his work on the organization and diagnostics of the motor system, to the physiology and pathology of the cerebrospinal fluid, and to multiple sclerosis. He coauthored an influential textbook and atlas on stereotaxy[1] and he also published some unethical experiments performed in Nazi Germany.[2]

  1. ^ Schaltenbrand, Georges (1982). Stereotaxy of the Human Brain: Anatomical, Physiological and Clinical Applications. Georg Thieme. ISBN 3135832023.
  2. ^ Shevell, M. I.; Evans, B. K. (1994-02-01). "The "Schaltenbrand experiment," Würzburg, 1940: scientific, historical, and ethical perspectives". Neurology. 44 (2): 350–356. doi:10.1212/wnl.44.2.350. ISSN 0028-3878. PMID 8309591.