Queen Square : a history of the National Hospital and its Institute of Neurology / Simon Shorvon, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, Alastair Compston, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge ; with contributions by Andrew Lees, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, Michael Clark, King's College London, Martin Rossor, UCL Institute of Neurology, London.

"The National Hospital for the Relief and Cure of Paralysis and Epilepsy, as it was first named, was founded in November 1859, and opened its doors for business in 1860 as the first specialist neurological hospital in the world. It quickly gained a reputation as the 'mecca of neurology' and soon bec...

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