Karl-Axel Ekbom

Karl-Axel Ekbom (born September 23, 1907 in Gothenburg , † March 15, 1977 in Uppsala ) was a Swedish neurologist . The name in common use today for restless legs syndrome goes back to him , which he described and examined in several case series .

Life

Ekbom was born the son of a general practitioner in Gothenburg . He completed his medical studies at the Karolinska Institute in 1934 and then worked in hospitals in Gothenburg and Stockholm . In 1945 he was charged with a thesis on the restless legs syndrome doctorate . From 1937 to 1958 he was a neurologist at Serafimerlasarettet in Stockholm. From 1945 to 1957, Karl-Axel Ekbom was professor of neurology at the Karolinska Institute. In 1958 he became the first professor of neurology at Uppsala University . In 1974 Ekbom retired.

Ekbom had been married since 1931 and had three sons, including the neurologist Karl Ekbom junior .

Act

In 1945 Ekbom coined the term “ Restless Legs Syndrome ” in his doctorate , a disease that he had investigated in case series and which was a focus of his interest throughout his life.

The dermatozoal delusion he described in 1938 is sometimes referred to as "Ekbom syndrome".

Fonts (selection)

KA Ekbom: Asthenia Crurum Paraesthetica (“Irritable legs”). In: Acta Med Scand. 118, 1944, pp. 197-209.
KA Ekbom: Restless legs. In: Acta Med Scand. 158 (Suppl), 1945, pp. 1-13.
KA Ekbom: Restless legs syndrome. In: Neurology . Volume 10, September 1960, pp. 868-873, ISSN 0028-3878 . PMID 13726241 .

literature

E. Karroum, E. Konofal, I. Arnulf: Karl-Axel Ekbom (1907-1977). In: Journal of neurology. Volume 256, Number 4, April 2009, pp. 683-684, ISSN 1432-1459 . doi : 10.1007 / s00415-009-0140-y . PMID 19280107 .
J. Ulfberg: The legacy of Karl-Axel Ekbom. In: Sleep medicine. Volume 5, Number 3, May 2004, pp. 223-224, ISSN 1389-9457 . doi : 10.1016 / j.sleep.2004.04.002 . PMID 15165526 .
HA Teive, RP Munhoz, ER Barbosa: Professor Karl-Axel Ekbom and restless legs syndrome. In: Parkinsonism & related disorders. Volume 15, Number 4, May 2009, pp. 254-257, ISSN 1873-5126 . doi : 10.1016 / j.parkreldis.2008.07.011 . PMID 18829374 .

Web links

Lecture Karl Ekbom Juniors about his father and his work , video on Vimeo , March 2012.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d E. Karroum, E. Konofal, I. Arnulf: Karl-Axel Ekbom (1907–1977). In: Journal of neurology. Volume 256, Number 4, April 2009, pp. 683-684. doi : 10.1007 / s00415-009-0140-y . PMID 19280107 .
^ HA Teive, RP Munhoz, ER Barbosa: Professor Karl-Axel Ekbom and restless legs syndrome. In: Parkinsonism & related disorders. Volume 15, Number 4, May 2009, pp. 254-257. doi : 10.1016 / j.parkreldis.2008.07.011 . PMID 18829374 .
↑ KA Ekbom: The praesenile dermatozoa delusion. In: Acta Psychiatrica et Neurologica Scandinavica. 13, 1938, pp. 227-259.

personal data
SURNAME	Ekbom, Karl-Axel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ekbom, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swedish neurologist
DATE OF BIRTH	September 23, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH	Gothenburg
DATE OF DEATH	March 15, 1977
Place of death	Uppsala

[karroum-1] E. Karroum, E. Konofal, I. Arnulf: Karl-Axel Ekbom (1907–1977). In: Journal of neurology. Volume 256, Number 4, April 2009, pp. 683-684. doi : 10.1007 / s00415-009-0140-y . PMID 19280107 .

[2] HA Teive, RP Munhoz, ER Barbosa: Professor Karl-Axel Ekbom and restless legs syndrome. In: Parkinsonism & related disorders. Volume 15, Number 4, May 2009, pp. 254-257. doi : 10.1016 / j.parkreldis.2008.07.011 . PMID 18829374 .

[3] KA Ekbom: The praesenile dermatozoa delusion. In: Acta Psychiatrica et Neurologica Scandinavica. 13, 1938, pp. 227-259.