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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026

Beobachtungen über Lähmungszustände der untem Extremitäten und deren Behandlung.

Publication Details

Stuttgart: F. H. Köhler, 1840 CE.

First description of acute anterior poliomyelitis, which Heine separated from other forms of paralysis; he described the deformities arising from the disease. He also called attention to congenital spastic paraplegia, which, following Little’s classic description (No. 4691.1), was termed “Little’s disease”.

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Geographic Context

Publication place: Stuttgart