John Newsom-Davis | |
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Born | Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom | 18 October 1932
Died | 24 August 2007 | (aged 74)
Nationality | British |
Citizenship | British |
Alma mater | Pembroke College, Cambridge |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Neurology |
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John Michael Newsom-Davis CBE FRS FRCP FMedSci (18 October 1932 – 24 August 2007) was a neurologist who played an important role in the discovery of the causes of, and treatments for, Myasthenia gravis, and of other diseases of the nerve-muscle junction, notably Lambert–Eaton myasthenic syndrome and acquired neuromyotonia.[2] Regarded as "one of the most distinguished clinical neurologists and medical scientists of his generation,"[3] he died in a car accident in Adjud, Romania, having visited a neurological clinic in Bucharest earlier the same day.[4][a]
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