William Gowers the finger metacarpophalangeal

William Gowers

William Gowers was one of the great nineteenth-century British doctors brought the National Hospital in Queen Square international prominence. More gifted visual interpretations written descriptions, Gowers offer one of the most memorable descriptions of parkinsonian tremor:

"The movement of the finger metacarpophalangeal joints phalyngeal is similar to that for which the Orientals beat their small drums."

Private collection, courtesy of MDS Member, Christopher G. Goetz, MD, Chicago, IL