Woldemar Kernig
Woldemar Kernig | |
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| Born | 28 June [O.S. 16 June] 1840 St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Died | 18 April 1917 (aged 76) St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Alma mater | University of Dorpat |
| Known for | Kernig's sign, which may indicate subarachnoid haemorrhage or meningitis |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | internal medicine, neurology |
| Institutions | Obuchow Hospital in St. Petersburg |
Woldemar Kernig, better known as Vladimir Mikhailovich Kernig (Russian: Владимир Михайлович Керниг; Latvian: Voldemārs Kernigs; 28 June 1840 – 18 April 1917), was a Russian internist and neurologist of Baltic German descent whose medical discoveries saved thousands of people with meningitis. He is best known for his pioneering work on diagnostics. Kernig's sign is named after him.