Hans Chiari

For various diseases named after Hans Chiari, see Chiari syndrome (disambiguation).
Hans Chiari

Hans Chiari
Born 4 September 1851
Vienna
Died 6 May 1916 (1916-05-07) (aged 64)
Strasbourg
Nationality Austrian
Fields pathologist
Known for Arnold-Chiari malformation
Influences Karl Freiherr von Rokitansky
Richard Ladislaus Heschl

Hans Chiari (4 September 1851 − 6 May 1916) was an Austrian pathologist who was a native of Vienna. He was the son of gynecologist Johann Baptist Chiari (1817–1854), and brother to rhinolaryngologist Ottokar Chiari (1853–1918).

Biography

Chiari studied medicine in Vienna, where he was an assistant to Karl Freiherr von Rokitansky (1804–1878) and Richard Ladislaus Heschl (1824–1881). In 1878 he received his habilitation in pathological anatomy, and within a few years became an associate professor at the University of Prague. At Prague he was also superintendent of the pathological-anatomical museum. In 1906 he relocated to the University of Strasbourg as a professor of pathological anatomy.

Chiari's research dealt largely with postmortem examinations, and most of his numerous writings are the result of autopsies. In the 1890s he described a condition involving deformities of the [[cerebellum],] and brainstem in children with herniation of the spinal cord.[1] The phenomenon was later to become known as the "Arnold-Chiari malformation", named after Chiari and German pathologist, Julius Arnold (1835–1915). The malformation was given its name in 1907 by two of Dr. Arnold's students.[2]

Another medical term named after Chiari is the Budd-Chiari syndrome, which is ascites and cirrhosis of the liver caused by an obstruction of the hepatic veins due to a blood clot. It is named in conjunction with British physician George Budd (1808–1882).[3] Lastly, Chiari is also famous for describing the "Chiari network", an embryonic remnant found in the right atrium, first published in 1897.[4]

Publications

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References

  1. 1 2 Arnold-Chiari malformation @ Who Named It
  2. ↑ Julius Arnold @ Who Named It
  3. ↑ Budd-Chiari syndrome @ Who Named It
  4. ↑ Chiari’s Network as a Cause of Fetal and Neonatal Pathology Pediatr Cardiol. 2012 January; 33(1): 188–191. Published online 2011 September 10. doi: 10.1007/s00246-011-0114-6

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