Born 15 May 1848; died 15 Jun 1905 at age 57.
#German #neurologist who related #nerve diseases to specific areas of the #brain.
Interested in #psychiatry, traditionally he studied #anatomy initially and #neuropathology later.
He published a small volume on #aphasias (disorders interfering with the ability to #communicate in #speech or #writing) which vaulted him into international fame. In it was precise #pathoanatomic #analysis paralleling the clinical picture.
He is best known for his work on #SensoryAphasia and #poliomyelitis #hemorrhagia superior. Both of these descriptions bear his name, as well as a form of #encephalopathy induced by #thiamine #deficiency.
He wrote books on the disorders of the internal capsule and textbooks on diseases of the #nervoussystem. #Wernicke died in a road accident.
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