Ludwig G. Kempe (October 16, 1915 – June 22, 2012) was an American neurosurgeon, author and illustrator.
Ludwig G. Kempe | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 16, 1915 Prenzlau, Brandenburg, Germany |
| Died | June 22, 2012 (aged 96)[1] Pisgah National Forest |
| Occupation | author, illustrator |
| Subject | Neurosurgery, ornithology, surgery |
| Spouse | Louise Gwin Clarke |
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
edit- 2004. Kempe's Operative Neurosurgery, Volume 1. ISBN 0-387-98537-9, ISBN 978-0-387-98537-4
References
edit- ^ "Ludwig G. Kempe Obituary". Charleston Post & Courier. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
- ^ Page 90 in: Götze, Heinz (1996). "Overseas Branches". Springer-Verlag History of a Scientific Publishing House. pp. 74–165. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-92888-1_3. ISBN 978-3-540-61561-3.
- ^ "Biography: The Society of Neurological Surgeons". The Society of Neurological Surgeons. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
- ^ Jun, Cecil L.; Nutik, Stephen L. (March 1985). "Surgical Approaches to Intraventricular Meningiomas of the Trigone". Neurosurgery. 16 (3): 416–420. doi:10.1227/00006123-198503000-00025. PMID 3982626.
- ^ Kempe, L. G.; Blaylock, R. (December 1976). "Lateral-trigonal intraventricular tumors. A new operative approach". Acta Neurochirurgica. 35 (4): 233–242. doi:10.1007/bf01406119. PMID 998353. S2CID 31659187.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ Kempe, Ludwig G.; Blaylock, Russell (July 1977). "Ventriculolymphatic shunt". Journal of Neurosurgery. 47 (1): 86–95. doi:10.3171/jns.1977.47.1.0086. PMID 864508.[non-primary source needed]
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