In 1876, two articles appeared in Germany in different medical journals under almost the same title ("Tonische Krämpfe in willkürlich beweglichen Muskeln in Folge von ererbter psychischer Disposition (Ataxia muscularis?)1" by Julius Thomsen [1] and "Tonische Krämpfe in willkürlich beweglichen Muskeln (Muskelhypertrophie?)2" by Adolph Seeligmüller [2]). The first article was by Julius Thomsen (1815-1896) from Kappeln, the second by Adolph Seeligmüller (1837-1912) from Halle (Saale). Both articles dealt with a disease that has later been referred to as myotonia congenita by Adolf Strümpell (1853-1925) in 1881 [3]. Carl Westphal (1833-1890), however, ignored the contribution of Seeligmüller and proposed to name the disease Thomsen'sche Krankheit (Thomsen disease). Despite, the temporal priority of Thomsen, the pathogenesis of the disease was more accurately described by Seeligmüller. He recognized the origin of the myotonia in voluntary muscle whereas Thomsen postulated the myotonia as a result of inherited psychological disposition. Thus, Seeligmüller's contribution to myotonia congenita has to be recognized and honored.

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Adolph Seeligmüller 对先天性肌强直汤姆森的贡献

1876 年，两篇文章以几乎相同的标题出现在德国不同的医学期刊上（“Tonische Krämpfe in willkürlich beweglichen Muskeln in Folge von ererbter psychischer Disposition (Ataxia muscularis?)1”，Julius Thomsen [1] 和“Tonische Krämpfe in willkürlich beweglichen Muskeln in Folge von ererbter psychischer Disposition (Ataxia muscularis?)1” Beweglichen Muskeln (Muskelhypertrophie?)2" by Adolph Seeligmüller [2])。第一篇文章来自 Kappeln 的 Julius Thomsen (1815-1896)，第二篇文章来自 Halle (Saale) 的 Adolph Seeligmüller (1837-1912)。这两篇文章都涉及一种后来被 Adolf Strümpell (1853-1925) 在 1881 年称为先天性肌强直的疾病 [3]。然而，Carl Westphal (1833-1890) 忽略了 Seeligmüller 的贡献，并提议将这种疾病命名为 Thomsen'sche Krankheit（汤姆森病）。尽管，汤姆森的时间优先权，Seeligmüller 更准确地描述了该疾病的发病机制。他认识到随意肌肌强直的起源，而汤姆森假设肌强直是遗传性心理倾向的结果。因此，Seeligmüller 对先天性肌强直的贡献必须得到认可和尊重。