Christian Albrecht Jensen (1792–1870): An artistic illustration of Foville's syndrome. (February 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Stenager, Egon
• Is Part Of: Journal of medical biography. Volume 24:Number 1(2016:Feb.)
• Page Start: 125
• Page End: 127
• Publication Date: 2016-02
• Subjects: Fovillés syndrome -- brainstem syndromes -- neurology; Medicine -- Biography -- Periodicals; Medicine -- History -- Periodicals; 610.92
• DOI: 10.1177/0967772014525101
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0967-7720

Abstract

Foville's syndrome, a neurological brainstem syndrome, was described in France in 1858. By chance, a talented portrait painter, CA Jensen, probably illustrated the syndrome at the same time in Copenhagen. This note illustrates the importance of observation in both neurology and art and the variety in interpretation of the same picture by viewers.