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Rev Neurol (Paris). 2022 Sep;178(7):635-643. doi: 10.1016/j.neurol.2021.08.010. Epub 2021 Nov 12.
Physicians remember the name of the surgeon Percivall Pott (1713-1788) because of the eponym "Pott's disease", described as "paralysis in the lower limbs, which is often accompanied by curvature of the spine". Pott's writings on surgical subjects are far vaster. For example, he described the fracture-dislocation of the ankle, or Pott's fracture, and determined the cause of scrotum cancer in chimney sweeps. He attributed this disease to contact with tar that contaminated the clothing of workers, often very young children because they were small enough to fit into chimney conduits. His work led to the first law addressing the employment of children. After a brief account of Pott's life, this article presents the description of Pott's paraplegia, for which both Jean-Martin Charcot and Yvonne Sorrel-Dejerine paid him homage. The contribution of some of his predecessors and of French contemporaries is highlighted. Pott was also a pioneer in neurosurgery, describing the non-symptomatic interval between cranial trauma and coma and the indication for trepanation to remove a haematoma.
医生们记得外科医生珀西瓦尔·波特（Percivall Pott，1713-1788 年）的名字，因为有一个以他的名字命名的“波特病”，描述为“下肢瘫痪，常伴有脊柱弯曲”。波特的外科著作要广泛得多。例如，他描述了踝关节的骨折脱位，或波特氏骨折，并确定了烟囱清洁工阴囊癌的病因。他将这种疾病归因于接触污染工人衣物的焦油，这些工人通常是非常年幼的孩子，因为他们足够小，可以进入烟囱管道。他的工作导致了第一项涉及儿童就业的法律。本文简要介绍了波特的生平，然后介绍了他对脊髓截瘫的描述，让·马丁·沙尔科（Jean-Martin Charcot）和伊冯娜·索雷尔-德热里纳（Yvonne Sorrel-Dejerine）都对他表示敬意。突出强调了他的一些前辈和法国同时代人的贡献。波特也是神经外科的先驱，他描述了颅骨创伤和昏迷之间无症状的间隔，以及开颅清除血肿的指征。
