Ludwig G. Kempe
Ludwig G. Kempe | |
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Born |
Prenzlau, Brandenburg, Germany | October 16, 1915
Died |
June 22, 2012 96)[1] Pisgah National Forest | (aged
Occupation | author, illustrator |
Subject | Neurosurgery, ornithology, surgery |
Spouse | Louise Gwin Clarke |
Ludwig G. Kempe was born October 16, 1915 in Prenzlau, Germany. He died June 22, 2012 in his home in the Pisgah National Forest, the scenic mountains of North Carolina.
He was an author of books in the field of neurosurgery[2] and ornithology[3] Along with Russell Blaylock, Kempe published a novel transcallosal approach to excising intraventricular meningiomas of the trigone,[4][5] as well as developing the ventriculolymphatic shunt in the treatment of hydrocephalus.[6]
Publications
- 2004. Kempe's Operative Neurosurgery, Volume 1. ISBN 0-387-98537-9, ISBN 978-0-387-98537-4
References
- ↑ "Ludwig G. Kempe Obituary". Charleston Post & Courier. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
- ↑ Books: Kempe's operative neurosurgery, Volume 1. books.google.com. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
- ↑ "Biography: The Society of Neurological Surgeons". The Society of Neurological Surgeons. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
- ↑ "Surgical Approaches to Intraventricular Meningiomas of the T... : Neurosurgery". Journals.lww.com. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
- ↑ "Lateral-trigonal intraventricular tumors. A new operative approach.". PubMed abstract of Acta Neurochirurgica 1976;35(4):233-42. PMID 998353.
- ↑ "Ventriculolymphatic shunt". PubMed abstract of Journal of Neurosurgery 1977 Jul;47(1):86-95. PMID 864508.
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