1941
Akinetic mutism was first described in 1941 as a mental state where patients lack the ability to move or speak.
Oral anticoagulation was first established in 1941 by Karl Paul Link, who discovered dicumarol 1).
Endosaccular obliteration of intracranial aneurysm by insertion of silver wire was first reported in 1941 2).
Publications
Military Neurosurgery. Can Med Assoc J. 1941 Dec;45(6):564. PubMed PMID: 20322312; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1827131 3).
Rosner S. War Neurosurgery in Britain. J Natl Med Assoc. 1941 Nov;33(6):268-9. PubMed PMID: 20893058; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2624746 4).
1)
Campbell HA, Roberts WL, Smith WK, Link KP. Studies of the hemorrhagic sweet clover disease. I. The preparation of hemorrhagic concentrates. J Biol Chem. 1940;136:47–55.
2)
Werner SC, Blakemore AH, King BG. Aneurysm of the internal carotid artery within the skull: wiring and electrothermic coagulation. JAMA. 1941;116:578–82.
3)
Military Neurosurgery. Can Med Assoc J. 1941 Dec;45(6):564. PubMed PMID:
20322312; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1827131.
4)
Rosner S. War Neurosurgery in Britain. J Natl Med Assoc. 1941 Nov;33(6):268-9.
PubMed PMID: 20893058; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2624746.