Otfrid Foerster, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Otfrid Foerster

German neurologist

Date of Birth: 09-Nov-1873

Place of Birth: Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 15-Jun-1941

Profession: physician, surgeon, neurologist, university teacher, neuroscientist, neurosurgeon

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Otfrid Foerster (9 November 1873 – 15 June 1941) was a German neurologist and neurosurgeon, who made innovative contributions to neurology and neurosurgery, such as rhizotomy for the treatment of spasticity, anterolateral cordotomy for pain, the hyperventilation test for epilepsy, Foerster's syndrome, the first electrocorticogram of a brain tumor, and the first surgeries for epilepsy.
He is also known as the first to describe the dermatomes (an area of skin that is supplied by a single pair of dorsal nerve roots), and he helped map the motor cortex of the cerebrum.