Nerve fibre degeneration in the brain in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

NERVE FIBRE DEGENERATION IN THE BRAIN IN AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS1 Author: Smith MC Year published: 1960 Number of times cited: 95 Martin R Turner from Oxford University, comments on the first ‘tractography’ study in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and a landmark in the construct of a multi-system cerebral neurodegeneration An advertisement in The New Scientist dated 9 May 1957 read: “Technician or junior technician required for histology in neuropathological work. Some knowledge of photography an advantage. Salary according to experience. Apply in writing stating age and experience to Dr Marion Smith, National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, Queen Square, London WC1”. Three years later the Glasgow trained neuropathologist (1910–1998) and President of the British Neuropathological Society published …