Fine E J, Fine D L, Sentz L, Soria E
Neurology Service, Buffalo Veterans Affairs Medical Center, NY 14215.
Arch Neurol. 1993 Mar;50(3):313-6. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1993.00540030077019.
Although neither a physician nor a scientist, William Pryor Letchworth significantly improved the care and treatment of epileptics at the beginning of this century. As commissioner of the New York State Board of Charities and later president, he established Craig Colony, America's first comprehensive epilepsy facility. In Care and Treatment of Epileptics, he summarized contemporary medical and social knowledge of epilepsy. As cofounder and president of the National Association for the Study of Epilepsy, he introduced from Europe his improvements of the colony plan of construction and financed Transactions, the society's scholarly journal. He combined a sensitivity to the needs of the unfortunate with the resolve of a successful businessman. Although William Pryor Letchworth is remembered for his philanthropy and the park in western New York that bears his name, his signal contributions to modern concepts of epilepsy are unknown to most physicians. This article will acquaint readers with the life and accomplishments of this philanthropist and pioneer epileptologist.
尽管既不是医生也不是科学家，但威廉·普赖尔·莱奇沃思在本世纪初显著改善了癫痫患者的护理和治疗。作为纽约州慈善委员会委员及后来的主席，他建立了克雷格殖民地，这是美国首个综合性癫痫治疗机构。在《癫痫患者的护理与治疗》一书中，他总结了当时关于癫痫的医学和社会知识。作为全国癫痫研究协会的联合创始人兼主席，他从欧洲引入了对殖民地建设规划的改进，并为该协会的学术期刊《会刊》提供资金支持。他将对不幸者需求的敏感与成功商人的决心结合在一起。尽管威廉·普赖尔·莱奇沃思因其慈善事业以及纽约西部以他名字命名的公园而被人们铭记，但他对现代癫痫观念的重大贡献却不为大多数医生所知。本文将让读者了解这位慈善家兼癫痫学先驱的生平与成就。
