Silverman J A
Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, New York 10032, USA.
Eat Weight Disord. 1997 Sep;2(3):111-6. doi: 10.1007/BF03339960.
On Friday, October 24, 1873, at a meeting of the Clinical Society of London, Sir William Gull achieved a coup de maitre by delivering two seminal reports. The first was called, "Anorexia Nervosa, (Apepsia Hysterica, Anorexia Hysterica)". The second was entitled, "On a Cretinoid State supervening in Adult Life in Women." The manuscript on anorexia was regarded by Gull's peers to be significant, but of lesser importance. The essay on hypothyroidism was generally regarded to be Gull's chef d'oeuvre. One hundred and twenty-four years later, the situation has reversed itself: the anorexia paper is heralded, while the other manuscript is all but forgotten. Gull's life, death and contributions will be reviewed.
1873年10月24日星期五，在伦敦临床学会的一次会议上，威廉·古尔爵士发表了两篇具有开创性的报告，堪称大师之作。第一篇报告名为《神经性厌食症（癔症性消化不良、癔症性厌食）》。第二篇报告的标题是《论成年女性出现的类克汀病状态》。古尔的同行们认为关于厌食症的手稿意义重大，但重要性稍逊一筹。关于甲状腺功能减退症的论文通常被视为古尔的代表作。一百二十四年后，情况发生了逆转：厌食症论文备受推崇，而另一篇手稿几乎被遗忘了。古尔的生平、去世及贡献将得到回顾。
