1. DR. SILAS WEIR MITCHELL (1829-1914) SILAS Weir Mitchell (18291914). Research and reporting on post paralytic chorea,erythromelalgia (Weir Mitchell’s disease) and cerebellar function followed. http://www.uic.edu/depts/mcne/founders/page0062.html

DR. SILAS WEIR MITCHELL Mitchell was of Scottish origin but he was born in Philadelphia. His studies included a period with Claude Bernard in Paris. His experiences in the Civil War brought him to fame because his writings on nerve and related injuries became classics as did his description of causalgia with William Keen and G.R. Morehouse they created another great work on "Reflex Paralysis". Research and reporting on post paralytic chorea, erythromelalgia (Weir Mitchell’s disease) and cerebellar function followed. In the early 80’s he turned all major activity into literature and wrote good short stories, essays, drama and verse. He is considered the most eminent American neurologist of his time. Return to the index

2. Silas Weir Mitchell. 1829-1914. John Bartlett, Comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. Silas Weir Mitchell. PREVIOUS. NEXT 1919. Silas Weir Mitchell. ( 18291914) 1 http://www.bartleby.com/100/551.html

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3. Swm Mitchell, S. Weir (SILAS Weir), 18291914. Papers, 1788 (1850-1928) 1949 Biographical Project, 1914-1931. Biographical. S. Weir Mitchell, physician, novelist, and poet, was born in http://www.collphyphil.org/FIND_AID/hist/histswm1.htm

MITCHELL, S. WEIR (SILAS WEIR), 1829-1914 Papers, 1788 (1850-1928) 1949 MSS 2/0241-03 Acc. 1990-146 To sections of the S. Weir Mitchell Collection: Collections are also searchable using the "find" button on your browser Genealogical Information, 1788-1912 Family Papers, 1806-1949 Correspondence, 1851-1928 Travel Journals and Diaries, 1851-1912 ... Biographical Project, 1914-1931 Biographical S. Weir Mitchell, physician, novelist, and poet, was born in Philadelphia on 15 February 1829. Mitchell was the son of John Kearsley Mitchell (1798-1858), a physician and lecturer at Jefferson Medical College, and Matilda Henry Mitchell (1800-1872). S. Weir Mitchell entered the University of Pennsylvania at the age of fifteen but withdrew during his senior year when he became ill. In 1848, he enrolled in Jefferson Medical College, and by March 1850, at the age of twenty- one, Mitchell had completed his medical degree. In the fall of 1850, S. Weir Mitchell departed for Europe with his sister, Elizabeth. Elizabeth stayed with her younger sister in England, and Mitchell settled in Paris to study medicine. During this influential year, Mitchell dined with Sir James Paget and Edward Jenner, studied with Claude Bernard, and purchased his own microscope. After a year in Paris, he travelled with his sister in Italy and Switzerland. At the request of their ailing father, Mitchell and Elizabeth returned home in the fall of 1851. Upon returning to Philadelphia, Mitchell set up a demanding schedule for himself; he assisted his father during the day and worked in the laboratory in the evenings. It was during this time that Mitchell conducted experiments with snake venom and first became interested in neurology. By 1855, John Kearsley Mitchell had retired, and Mitchell became responsible for the support of his parents and siblings. A few years later, Mitchell started a family of his own. He married Mary Middleton Elwyn in 1858, and the couple had two children, John K. Mitchell (1859-1917) and Langdon Elwyn Mitchell (1862-1935). In 1862, Mitchell's wife died of diphtheria.

4. S. Weir Mitchell (1829-1914) American Literature on the Web. S. Weir Mitchell (18291914). WritingsThe Autobiography of a Quack1899 . Illustrations. (U.Virginia). http://www.nagasaki-gaigo.ac.jp/ishikawa/amlit/m/mitchell19re.htm

S. Weir Mitchell (1829-1914) Writings The Autobiography of a Quack 1899 . Illustrations. (U.Virginia) American Literature on the Web Mitchell19re.htm

5. 7647. Silas Weir Mitchell. 1829-1914. John Bartlett, Comp. 1919. Familiar Quotat Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 7647. Silas Weir Mitchell. PREVIOUS. NEXT AUTHOR Silas Weir Mitchell ( 18291914) QUOTATION When youth as lord of my unchallenged fate, 1 http://www.bartleby.com/100/551.3.html

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6. The Complete Poems Of S. Weir Mitchell The complete poems of S. Weir Mitchell Silas Weir Mitchell, 18291914 1829-1914 Silas Weir Mitchell http://rdre1.inktomi.com/click?u=http://name.umdl.umich.edu/AM0426&y=02A3893

7. The Wager And Other Poems By S. Weir Mitchell The wager and other poems by S. Weir Mitchell Silas Weir Mitchell, 18291914 1829-1914 Silas Weir Mitchell http://rdre1.inktomi.com/click?u=http://name.umdl.umich.edu/AM0890&y=02ECEED

8. PROJECT GUTENBERG - Catalog By Author - Mitchell, S. Weir [Silar Etexts by Author. Mitchell, S. Weir Silar Weir, 18291914 M Index Main Index The Autobiography of a Quack and The Case http://www.informika.ru/text/books/gutenb/gutind/TEMP/mitchell_s_weir_silar_weir

9. Weir Mitchell Rest Cure Silas Weir Mitchell (18291914) on his Rest Cure. Note Silas Weir Mitchell was an American physician who became famous for his treatment of nervous disorders http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~clit121/weirmit.html

Silas Weir Mitchell (1829-1914) on his Rest Cure. Note : Silas Weir Mitchell was an American physician who became famous for his treatment of nervous disorders. Fat and Blood , 1877, describes his rest cure. He also wrote historical romances.) In carrying out my general plan of treatment it is my habit to ask the patient to remain in bed from six weeks to two months. At first, and in some cases for four or five weeks, I do not permit the patient to sit up or to sew or write or read. The only action allowed is that needed to clean the teeth. In some instances I have not permitted the patient to turn over without aid, and this I have done because sometimes I think no motion desirable, and because sometimes the moral influence of absolute repose is of use. In such cases I arrange to have the bowels and water passed while lying down, and the patient is lifted on to a lounge at bedtime and sponged, and then lifted back again into the newly-made bed. In all cases of weakness, treated by rest, I insist on the patient being fed by the nurse, and, when well enough to sit up in bed, I insist that the meats shall be cut up, so as to make it easier for the patient to feed herself. In many cases I allow the patient to sit up in order to obey the calls of nature, but I am always careful to have the bowels kept reasonably free from costiveness, knowing well how such a state and the efforts it gives rise to enfeeble a sick person.

10. Autobiography Of A Quack And The Case Of George Dedlow, The Autobiography Of A Quack And The Case Of George Dedlow, The Mitchell, S. Weir (Silar Weir), 18291914 S. Weir (Silar Weir), 1829-1914 Mitchell http://rdre1.inktomi.com/click?u=http://www.archive.org/texts/texts-details-db.p

11. PainOnline Silas Weir Mitchell Nerve Pain Pioneer. S. Weir Mitchell (18291914) earned a reputationas an eminent neurosurgeon during the era of the American Civil War. http://www.painonline.org/mitchell.htm

Home Doctors Corner Information for Patients Introduction ... Email Search PainOnline Get a free search engine for your site Silas Weir Mitchell: Nerve Pain Pioneer S. Weir Mitchell (1829-1914) earned a reputation as an eminent neurosurgeon during the era of the American Civil War. His 1872 book, Injuries of Nerves and Their Consequences (J.P. Lippencott, Philadelphia), still contains many valid and informative points, including comments on the ability of severe nerve pain to turn the bravest soldier into a trembling coward. In 1872, 34 years before Dejerine and Roussy published their landmark study on central pain, Mitchell made the following observations on nerve injury pain. In contrast to ordinary pain, which tends to be worse in the evening, the person with nerve injury pain awakes with it and it "pursues him with increasing torture throughout the day" Weir was contrasting it with toothache pain, which doesn't get going until there has been time for circulation to occur during the day. The "remote" cause of nerve injury pain is in the wound, while the "immediate" cause is in the site of origin of the nerve; a very astute observation and ahead of Dr. Mitchell's time. Spontaneous and evoked pain would be consistent with this theoretical arrangement wherein immediate causation results in spontaneous continuous pain while stimulation of an area of the body elicits greater pain as the "remote" augmenting location.

12. JEFFLINE: TJU Archives Exhibit - "10 Notable Jefferson Alumni, S. Weir Mitchell" S. Weir Mitchell (18291914) JMC Class of 1850. A noted experimentalphysiologist sometimes called the Father of Neurology, Silas http://jeffline.tju.edu/SML/archives/exhibits/notable_alumni/s_weir_mitchell.htm

S. Weir Mitchell JMC Class of 1850 A noted experimental physiologist sometimes called the "Father of Neurology," Silas Weir Mitchell was the son of John Kearsley Mitchell, professor of medicine at Jefferson Medical College from 1841-1858. While renowned as a clinician and neurologist, S. Weir Mitchell was also celebrated as an author as famous for his novels and poetry as for his contributions to medical literature. S. Weir Mitchell. Mr. Kris Kringle; a Christmas tale . Philadelphia: Jacobs. Educated at the University of Pennsylvania, Mitchell received his MD from Jefferson Medical College in 1850 and followed that with study in Europe until 1851. Upon his return to the United States, Mitchell began his private practice and research in Philadelphia, interrupted by his service as an Army Surgeon in various Philadelphia hospitals during the Civil War. Mitchell's medical studies during his lifetime ranged from nerve injuries to sleeping disorders, from ailuophobia (morbid fear of cats) to snake venom, and from the physchological effects of amputations to reflex paralysis. In addition, Mitchell introduced the use of inhalations of nitrite of amyl to check epileptic seizures. But he gained world-wide recognition for his "rest cure" for women, outlined in his book

13. TJU Archives: Finding Aids - S. Weir Mitchell Biographical Note Born in Philadelphia on 16 February 1829, S. Weir Mitchell (18291914)was the son of John Kearsley (Professor of the Theory and Practice of http://jeffline.tju.edu/SML/archives/collections/finding_aids/mitchell.html

Silas Weir Mitchell (Art/Photo Collection, AM-061) Silas Weir Mitchell Collection 0.5 Linear Feet (1 Box ) Biographical Note Scope and Contents The collection consists of materials by or about S. Weir Mitchell, MD, and his family from 1855-1954 (bulk 1855-1912). Types of material include addresses (1872-1897) mainly presented to the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, medical journal articles (1863-1912 with gaps), and correspondence. Organization and Arrangement Addresses (1872-1897) Arranged in alphabetical order by the name of the sponsoring organization, thereafter in chronological order Correspondence (1855, 1900) Publications (1863-1912 with gaps) Events and Ephemera (1884-1964) Arranged in alphabetical order by subject View and print the full finding aid (including box and folder list) in PDF format (92KB) Please send comments about this page to Michael Angelo ( Michael.Angelo@jefferson.edu The Thomas Jefferson University web site, its contents and programs, is provided for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice nor is it intended to create any physician-patient relationship. Please remember that this information should not substitute for a visit or a consultation with a health care provider. The views or opinions expressed in the resources provided do not necessarily reflect those of Thomas Jefferson University, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, or the Jefferson Health System or staff.

14. MCCRAE - SMITCHELL 18291914. of Francois (1898) Circumstance (1901) Constance Trescott (1905) The RedCity (1908) POETRY - Selections from the Poems of S. Weir Mitchell (1901). http://members.aol.com/dbryantmd/Page28.html

JOHN MCCRAE McCrae earned an M.B. degree at the University of Toronto in 1898, and did further training there and at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore (as one of William Osler 's housestaff). After service in the South African War, he began medical practice in Montreal along with lecturing at McGill University, and medical writing, including A Textbook of Pathology for Students of Medicine (1912). During the first world war he served in Flanders as brigade surgeon of the 1st Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery. On May 3, 1915, during a lull in the fighting, and shortly after one of his comrades was mortally wounded, McCrae wrote out the rondeau, "In Flanders Fields." It was published, anonymously, in the December 8 issue of Punch , and has of course been reprinted and recited countless times since. He was subsequently stationed with the McGill unit at No.3 Canadian General Hospital at Boulogne. On January 23, 1918, he fell ill, and on the 28th died of lobar pneumonia complicated by suppurative meningitis. BACKGROUND - Prescott JF. In Flanders Fields - The Story of John McCrae. Erin, Ontario: The Boston Mills Press; 1985.

15. Physician Writers H-M (Page 4) Mitchell, John Kearsley, 17981858, USA. Mitchell, Silas Weir, 1829-1914,USA. Mitra, Amitabh, 1955-, India/S.Africa. Modarressi, Taghi, 1931-, Iran/USA. http://members.aol.com/dbryantmd/Page4.html

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16. Bernard-Horner Syndrome (Claude Bernard) (www.whonamedit.com) man shot through the throat was rendered in 1864 by the three American army physiciansSilas Weir Mitchell (18291914), who had S. Weir Mitchell, W. Keen http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/1056.html

Home List categories Eponyms A-Z Biographies by country ... Contact Whonamedit.com does not give medical advice. This survey of medical eponyms and the persons behind them is meant as a general interest site only. No information found here must under any circumstances be used for medical purposes, diagnostically, therapeutically or otherwise. If you, or anybody close to you, is affected, or believe to be affected, by any condition mentioned here: see a doctor. Bernard-Horner syndrome (Claude Bernard) Also known as: Bernard’s syndrome Claude Bernard syndrome Claude Bernard-Horner syndrome Horner-Bernard syndrome Horner’s oculopupillary syndrome Horner’s sign Horner's symptom complex Horner's syndrome Horner’s trias Horner's triad Hutchinson’s syndrome Mitchell’s syndrome III von Passow’s syndrome Synonyms: Cervical sympathetic paralysis syndrome, oculopupillary syndrome, oculosympathetic syndrome, sympathetic ophthalmoplegia syndrome, cervical sympathetic paralysis syndrome. Associated persons: Claude Bernard Johann Friedrich Horner Sir Jonathan Hutchinson Silas Weir Mitchell ... Ernst Arnold Passow Description: A syndrome mainly characterised by a trias of miosis, ptosis, and enophthalmos. There is unilateral narrowing (partial ptosis) of the palpebral fissure, contraction of the pupil, enophthalmos and reduction of sweating on the ipsilateral side of the face and neck, transitory rise in facial temperature, lacrimation increased or decreased; facial hemiatrophy, and occasionally the development of cataracts; hemifacial anhidrosis (lesion below bifurcation of common carotic artery); depigmentation of iris (when syndrome occurs in children). Due to a lesion of the cervical sympathetic nerve trunk. Inheritance of congenital, primary form is autosomal dominant.

17. FatbloodGM4554 S. Weir Mitchell (18291914), neurologist and writer, first systematicallypresented his rest cure in Fat and Blood. The rest cure http://www.collphyphil.org/HMDLSubweb/Pages/M/MitchellSW/fatbloodGM4554.htm

Mitchell, S. Fat and Blood: And How to Make Them (1877). S. Weir Mitchell (1829-1914), neurologist and writer, first systematically presented his rest cure in Fat and Blood. The rest cure was used to treat people, almost all women, suffering from "nervous exhaustion," called neurasthenia (nerve-weakness). Treatment involved rest, massage, diet, and electrical stimulation. Patients were isolated from their normal activities, put in bed, and put on a strict diet designed to build them up physically and emotionally. Fat and Blood , a clear, non- technical explanation of the rest cure, was written for a lay audience and proved a popular success, going through many editions and translations. The rest cure attracted controversy about its effectiveness and appropriateness from its inception. While the rest cure is not used today, Mitchell and the rest cure are of concern to cultural scholars who examine Mitchell's work as it sheds light on society and the role of women during Mitchell's time.

18. Story3.html Sir Lancelot. Bibliography Mitchell, S. Weir (18291914). How LancelotCame to the Nunnery in Search of the Queen (1883). http http://students.ou.edu/H/Susan.L.Heimlich-1/story3_html.html

Story #4: "Lancelot Visits Guinevere in the Nunnery" Susan Heimlich Email me My Storybook "Guinevere in the Nunnery" Image as it appeared in a schoolbook of published stories in 1911. http://24.24.31.212/literature/POL-DC-Romance.htm Guinevere lived in the convent for several years. One day, after many moons had passed, Sir Lancelot received a tip that his Queen was in a nunnery a few days' ride away. That was all he needed. He mounted his steed and rode off into the dayto fetch the love he had lost. He rode and rode until the seventh night when he came upon the massive building. Its doors were open to all, sinners and saints. He dismounted and led his horse through the gates of the convent. He heard voices coming from a balcony above him, and as he looked up he saw her. There she stood, the beautiful Guinevere. His heart nearly leapt with love, and as she turned and saw him, hers leapt too. He yelled, "I could not help myself. I had to see you. I had to speak with you." I heard her whisper under her breath. She prayed for God's help and forgiveness. She turned to her sisters and said, "That is he." They understood and quickly rushed down the stairs to bring his weary body inside. My Queen sat in sorrow for days. She did not eat or sleep. The sisters were concerned for her health. They sat with her day and night. Although none of the sisters had experienced such strong love for a man, they could see the pain in her eyes. She thought she would never be happy again.

19. The Wager And Other Poems By S. Weir Mitchell Title, The wager and other poems by S. Weir Mitchell. Type, text. Date, 1900. Language,eng. Creator, Silas Weir Mitchell, 18291914. Link to other metadata formats. http://arc.cs.odu.edu:8080/dp9/getrecord/oai_dc/lib.umich.edu/oai:lib.umich.edu:

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20. The Hill Of Stones And Other Poems: By S. Weir Mitchell Title, The hill of stones and other poems by S. Weir Mitchell. Type,text. Date, 1883. Language, eng. Creator, Silas Weir Mitchell, 18291914. http://arc.cs.odu.edu:8080/dp9/getrecord/oai_dc/lib.umich.edu/oai:lib.umich.edu:

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