Vittorio Marchi (30 May 1851,

Novellara Novellara ( Reggiano: or ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy and has a population of 13,670. It is north of Reggio Emilia and has a railway station for the local train going from Reggio to Guastalla. ...

– 12 May 1908, Iesi) was an Italian

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

histologist Histology, also known as microscopic anatomy or microanatomy, is the branch of biology which studies the microscopic anatomy of biological tissues. Histology is the microscopic counterpart to gross anatomy, which looks at larger structures vis ...

. He studied

pharmaceutical chemistry Medicinal or pharmaceutical chemistry is a scientific discipline at the intersection of chemistry and pharmacy involved with designing and developing pharmaceutical drugs. Medicinal chemistry involves the identification, synthesis and developme ...

and medicine at the

University of Modena The University of Modena and Reggio Emilia ( it, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia), located in Modena and Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, is one of the oldest universities in Italy, founded in 1175, with a population of 2 ...

, earning his doctorate in 1882. He was head of the histology laboratory at the psychiatric hospital of

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, and later director of the primary medical hospital in Iesi. He was the creator of a popular osmium-based staining method ("Marchi stain") for the demonstration of degenerating nerve fibers. Medical Dictionary - The Free Dictionary
(definition of eponyms) In the late 1890s, he was a pioneer of

meningioma Meningioma, also known as meningeal tumor, is typically a slow-growing tumor that forms from the meninges, the membranous layers surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Symptoms depend on the location and occur as a result of the tumor pressing o ...

surgery.

Additional eponyms

* Marchi fixative: A substance used to demonstrate degenerating

myelin Myelin is a lipid-rich material that surrounds nerve cell axons (the nervous system's "wires") to insulate them and increase the rate at which electrical impulses (called action potentials) are passed along the axon. The myelinated axon can be ...

. * Marchi reaction: The failure of a nerve's

myelin sheath Myelin is a lipid-rich material that surrounds nerve cell axons (the nervous system's "wires") to insulate them and increase the rate at which electrical impulses (called action potentials) are passed along the axon. The myelinated axon can be l ...

to blacken when submitted to the processes of

osmic acid Osmium tetroxide (also osmium(VIII) oxide) is the chemical compound with the formula OsO4. The compound is noteworthy for its many uses, despite its toxicity and the rarity of osmium. It also has a number of unusual properties, one being that th ...

. * Marchi tract: Synonym for the

tectospinal tract In humans, the tectospinal tract (or colliculospinal tract) is a nerve tract that coordinates head and eye movements. This tract is part of the extrapyramidal system and connects the midbrain tectum, and cervical regions of the spinal cord. It ...

Selected writings

* ''Nota preventiva sulla fina anatomia dei corpi striati. Communicata all'Academia di Medicina di Torino'', 1883 - Nota preventiva on fine anatomy of the

corpus striatum The striatum, or corpus striatum (also called the striate nucleus), is a nucleus (a cluster of neurons) in the subcortical basal ganglia of the forebrain. The striatum is a critical component of the motor and reward systems; receives glutamat ...

. Communication of the Academy of Medicine of

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. * ''Sulle degenerazioni discendenti consecutive a lesioni sperimentali in diverse zone della corteccia cerebrale''. (with Giovanni Algeri), 1888 - On degenerative descending consecutive lesions of the

cerebral cortex The cerebral cortex, also known as the cerebral mantle, is the outer layer of neural tissue of the cerebrum of the brain in humans and other mammals. The cerebral cortex mostly consists of the six-layered neocortex, with just 10% consisting of ...

. * ''Sull' origine e decorso dei peduncoli cerebellari e sui loro rapporti cogli altri centri nervosi'', 1891 - The origin and paths of

cerebellar peduncle Cerebellar peduncles connect the cerebellum to the brain stem. There are six cerebellar peduncles in total, three on each side: * Superior cerebellar peduncle is a paired structure of white matter that connects the cerebellum to the mid-brain ...

s and their relationships with other nerve centers.OCLC WorldCat
(publications)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marchi, Vittorio 1851 births 1908 deaths Histologists Italian neuroscientists People from Reggio Emilia