Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with February 18.
Events
Births
1746 – Gaspard Vieusseux (1746-1814), Swiss physician; described Vieusseux–Wallenberg Syndrome (1807) and the first recognition of epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis in Europe (1805)
1790 – Marshall Hall (1790-1857), English physician; described the Marshall Hall ‘Ready Method’ of treating asphyxia (1856), and the Ready Method Rules (1857)
1883 – Melvin Starkey Henderson (1883–1954), American orthopedic surgeon; described Reichel–Jones–Henderson syndrome (1916)
1906 – Hans Asperger (1906-1980), Austrian pediatrician; described Asperger syndrome
1928 – Robert Frank Hustead (1928-2008), American anesthesiologist; refined epidural needle design (Husted needle), and helped establish obstetric and ophthalmic anaesthesia subspecialties
Deaths
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Further reading
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