Adam Opalski (26 November 1897 – 3 November 1963) was a Polish neurologist and neuropathologist.

He was born in Olkusz and described a specific type of characteristically altered glial cells (currently referred to as Opalski cells), developing in the brain in Wilson’s disease.[1][2][3][4][5] He died in Warsaw.

References

  1. ↑ "Jerzy Kulczycki. Professor Adam Opalski (1897-1963) – neurologist and neuropathologist. Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska 2009; 43, 4" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
  2. ↑ Opalski, A. (1930). "Über eine besondere Art von Gliazellen bei der Wilson-Pseudosklerosegruppe". Zeitschrift für die gesamte Neurologie und Psychiatrie. 124: 420–425. doi:10.1007/BF02865108.
  3. ↑ Mossakowski, M. J. (1965). "Some remarks on the morphology and histochemistry of the so-called Opalski cells". Acta Neuropathologica. 4 (6): 659–68. doi:10.1007/BF00691216. PMID 5886838. S2CID 1376919.
  4. ↑ William Pryse-Phillips. Companion to Clinical Neurology. 2003
  5. ↑ Susan L. Bartolucci, Thomas Lathrop Stedman, Pat Forbis, CMT. Stedman's Medical Eponyms. 2005


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