Michal Drobný (born 27 October 1934, Zeleneč,

Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...

(now

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)) is a Slovak

neurologist Neurology (from , "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 nervous system, which comprises the brain, the ...

and

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

. He was a member of the National Council between 1998 and 2002, representing the

People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia The Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (, HZDS), later known as the People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (, ĽS–HZDS), was a populist political party in Slovakia. The party is commonly considered as having been authoritarian ...

Career

Drobný is the head of the Department of Neurology at the Martin University Hospital (since 1977, since 1962 lecturer at Faculty of Medicine in Martin), he is a professor at the Jessenius School of Medicine,

Comenius University Comenius University Bratislava () is the largest university in Slovakia, with most of its faculties located in Bratislava. It was founded in 1919, shortly after the creation of Czechoslovakia. It is named after Jan Amos Comenius, a 17th-century ...

, a founding member of the European Federation of Neurology and Neurological Emergencies, member of the Board of Donau organizational symposium in neurology and neuroscience, member of the Advisory Board at ILAE (International League Against Epilepsy), a member of the European and the World Federation of Neurology and an active member of IBRO (International Brain Research Organization).

Political career

He ran for parliament in the

1998 Slovak parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 25 and 26 September 1998. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1747 The elections resulted in the defeat of the Vladimír Mečiar government and the election o ...

and was elected for a 4-year-term. While serving in parliament he was active in improving the working condition for the members, as the previous conditions had been so unhealthy that members had developed chronic ophthalmopathy and respiratory disorders such as chronic cough and pneumonia. The ventilation system was so defunct that temperatures spiraled and microbes flourished. In 2001 it was announced that he would retire from politics and not seek reelection.

Selected publications

* Jombik P, Bahyl V, Drobny M, Spodniak P. ''Vestibulo-ocular (oVEMP) responses produced by bone-conducted sound stimuli applied to the mid-sagittal plane of the head.'' J Vestib Res. 2008;18(2-3):117-28. * Saniova B, Drobny M, Sulaj M. ''Delirium and postoperative cognitive dysfunction after general anesthesia.'' Med Sci Monit. 2009 May;15(5):CS81-7. * Sániová B, Drobný M, Drobná E, Matloobi A. ''Acute consciousness disorders in intensive care medicine - value of its grading for prognostic conclusion.'' Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2012;33(2):167-76.

Bibliography

*''1992: Lectures of Neurology'' (Matica slovenská) *''1996: Neurology Lectures'' (Matica slovenská) *''2006: Prionové choroby (PCh), Transmisívne spongioformné encefalopatie (TSE), Neuro - AIDS'' (Reklas)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Drobny, Michal Living people 1934 births Politicians from Trnava Neurologists Slovak physicians Movement for Democracy (Slovakia) politicians People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia politicians Members of the National Council (Slovakia) 1998–2002 Academic staff of Comenius University Comenius University alumni