Friedrich Schultze (12 August 1848 – 14 October 1934) was a German

neurologist Neurology (from el, νεῦρον (neûron), "string, nerve" and the suffix -logia, "study of") is the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of conditions and disease involving the brain, the spinal c ...

and native of

Rathenow Rathenow () is a town in the district of Havelland in Brandenburg, Germany, with a population of 24,063 (2020). Overview The Protestant church of St. Marien Andreas, originally a basilica, and transformed to the Gothic style in 1517-1589, and the ...

Brandenburg Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a states of Germany, state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an ar ...

. He is known for being the founder of child neurology. In 1871 he earned his doctorate at

Heidelberg Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 ...

, and afterwards spent several years as an assistant to

pathologist Pathology is the study of the causal, causes and effects of disease or injury. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when us ...

Nikolaus Friedreich Nikolaus Friedreich (1 July 1825 in Würzburg – 6 July 1882 in Heidelberg) was a German pathologist and neurologist, and a third generation physician in the Friedreich family. His father was psychiatrist Johann Baptist Friedreich (1796–1862) ...

(1825–1882). In 1887 he was invited as a "full professor" to the

University of Dorpat The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest ...

, and shortly afterwards became director of the medical clinic and policlinic at the

University of Bonn The Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn (german: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn) is a public research university located in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in its present form as the ( en, Rhine U ...

, where he spent the remainder of his career. Schultze is remembered for his numerous medical publications involving

neuroanatomical Neuroanatomy is the study of the structure and organization of the nervous system. In contrast to animals with radial symmetry, whose nervous system consists of a distributed network of cells, animals with bilateral symmetry have segregated, defi ...

and neuropathological investigations that he performed. In 1884 he was credited with being the first physician to describe a neurological disorder that later became known as Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. He also provided an early description of

acroparesthesia Paresthesia is an abnormal sensation of the skin (tingling, pricking, chilling, burning, numbness) with no apparent physical cause. Paresthesia may be transient or chronic, and may have any of dozens of possible underlying causes. Paresthesias ar ...

. In 1891 with

Wilhelm Heinrich Erb Wilhelm Heinrich Erb (30 November 1840 – 29 October 1921) was a German neurologist. He was born in Winnweiler, and died in Heidelberg. Academic career In 1864 he received his medical degree from the University of Heidelberg, where for sev ...

(1840–1921) and Adolph Strümpell (1853–1925), he founded the journal ''Deutsche Zeitschrift für Nervenheilkunde''. His name is lent to the eponymous "comma tract of Schultze" (interfascicular

fasciculus ''Fasciculus vesanus'' is an extinct species of stem-group ctenophores known from the Burgess Shale of British Columbia, Canada. It is dated to and belongs to middle Cambrian strata. The species is remarkable for its two sets of long and short ...

), a compact bundle of posterior root fibers situated near the border between the fasciculus gracilis (tract of Goll) and

cuneate fasciculus Cuneate means "wedge-shaped", and can apply to: * Cuneate leaf, a leaf shape * Cuneate nucleus, a part of the brainstem * Cuneate fasciculus Cuneate means "wedge-shaped", and can apply to: * Cuneate leaf The following is a list of terms which ...

(tract of Burdach) of the

spinal cord The spinal cord is a long, thin, tubular structure made up of nervous tissue, which extends from the medulla oblongata in the brainstem to the lumbar region of the vertebral column (backbone). The backbone encloses the central canal of the spi ...

Selected writings

* ''Experimentelles über die Sehnenreflexe'' (with Paul Fürbringer 1849-1930); Centralblatt für die medizinischen Wisenschaften, Berlin, 1875 - Experiments involving

tendon reflex Tendon reflex (or T-reflex) may refer to: *The stretch reflex or muscle stretch reflex (MSR), when the stretch is created by a blow upon a muscle tendon. This is the commonly used definition of the term. Albeit a misnomer, in this sense a common ...

es. * ''Über die Tetanie und die mechanische Erregbarkeit der peripheren Nerven, über die sekundäre Degenerationen des Rückenmarkes'', Centralblatt für die medizinischen Wisenschaften, Berlin, 1876 & 1878, also in Archiv für Psychiatrie und Nervenkrankheiten, Berlin, XIV. - On

tetany Tetany or tetanic seizure is a medical sign consisting of the involuntary contraction of muscles, which may be caused by disorders that increase the action potential frequency of muscle cells or the nerves that innervate them. Muscle cramps cause ...

and mechanical excitability of the peripheral nerves, etc. * ''Über Akroparästhesie''. 1893, Deutsche Zeitschrift für Nervenheilkunde 3: 300-318 - On

. * ''Lehrbuch der Nervenkrankheiten''. volume 1, Stuttgart, 1898. VIII + 386 pages, a second volume was planned, but never materialized. - Textbook of nervous diseases. * ''Die Krankheiten der Hirnhäute und die Hydrocephalie'', in

Hermann Nothnagel Carl Wilhelm Hermann Nothnagel (28 September 1841 – 7 July 1905) was a German internist born in Alt-Lietzegöricke ( pl, Stare Łysogórki), near Bärwalde in der Neumark ( pl, Mieszkowice), Neumark, Brandenburg. Career The son of a ph ...

's Specielle Pathologie und Therapie, volume 9, 3, Vienna, 1901. - Diseases of the

meninges In anatomy, the meninges (, ''singular:'' meninx ( or ), ) are the three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord. In mammals, the meninges are the dura mater, the arachnoid mater, and the pia mater. Cerebrospinal fluid is located in th ...

and

hydrocephalus Hydrocephalus is a condition in which an accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) occurs within the brain. This typically causes increased intracranial pressure, pressure inside the skull. Older people may have headaches, double vision, poor ...

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