Neuroscientists.

Overview:

Records in this collection were created by Charles Miller Fisher during his practice as a neurologist in Montreal, Canada, and Boston, Massachusetts. The collection includes patient notes and records, research notes, manuscript drafts, X-rays, slides, photographs, and memorabilia. Topics in the collection include dementia, transient ischemic attack, normal pressure hydrocephalus, transient monocular blindness, stroke, hemiplegia, headache, vasospasm, and arterial dissection.

Overview:

The Katherine Rodgers Denckla collection of records about George C. Cotzias, 1960-1979 (inclusive), consists of writings and publications collected by Denckla related to Cotzias' research on Parkinson’s disease and its treatment using L-dopa, a drug Cotzias developed. Denckla was a princial funder of Cotzia's research.

Overview: Marjorie Berman Lees was a neurological researcher whose early work in the laboratory of Jordi Folch-Pi resulted in the discovery of a novel chloroform-methanol soluble protein. In her later career, she focused on the structure and function of myelin and the proteolipid proteins. The collection reflects her work as a researcher and a teacher at Dartmouth Medical School, Harvard Medical School, and the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Records include correspondence, slides,...