A Memorial for Harry Grundfest

A Memorial for Harry Grundfest (1904 - 1983) Harry Grundfest was an American neurologist. He was the president of the Association of Scientific Workers, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, professor emeritus of neurology at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, a member of the Physiological Society of London and the Japanese Physiological Society. He was also the chairman of the American Medical Advisory Board to Hebrew University and the Hadassah Medical School. He received the Order of the Rising Sun from the Japanese government, which is the highest award given to foreigners and seldom is given to U.S. scientists. He also received the Claude Bernard Medal of the Sorbonne, as well as the Physicians and Surgeons Distinguished Service Award from Columbia University. His research at the Rockefeller Institute (1935-45) was done in collaboration with H. S. Gasser. Their work was a milestone in neurophysiology, determining for the first time the different nerve fiber types whose action potentials compose the compound spike of nerve bundles, and describing the relationship between nerve fiber diameter and conduction velocity.https://digitalcommons.rockefeller.edu/artifacts-ephemera/1049/thumbnail.jp

INVESTIGATING CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY IN CHENNAI, INDIA: A POPULATION-BASED RESEARCH STUDY

Aims: The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of cervical radiculopathy among the population of Chennai with neck pain.Objectives: The target of this study was to lay out the connection between cervical radiculopathy and neck torment and to figure out the level of incapacity by utilizing The Northwick Park Neck pain Survey (NPQ).Background: Cervical radiculopathy, regularly called a "crushed nerve," happens when a nerve in the neck is irritated or pressed where it branches from the spinal rope concerning explicit neurologic and external musculoskeletal conditions in the neck and upper limbs.Materials and Methods: A general evaluation was conducted on 1000 samples in Chennai who showed neck discomfort as part of the prevalence investigation in order to identify cervical radiculopathy. The samples were included using the Spurling test and the Northwick Park Neck Pain Survey (NPQ). Where, 300 people were identified with cervical radiculopathy.Results: According to the data analysis, the study reveals that cervical radiculopathy, a condition characterised by radiating pain in the upper limbs, is diagnosed in 30% of patients with neck pain. Males experienced cervical radiculopathy at a higher rate than females. Conclusion: This study shows that cervical radiculopathy is common among different types of professionals experiencing neck pain, and that it positively correlates with gender