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Rezső Bálint (physician)

Rezső Bálint (physician) is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Rezső Bálint (physician) rather than just read about it. In short: Rezső Bálint (October 22, 1874 – May 23, 1929) was a Hungarian neurologist and psychiatrist. He discovered Bálint's syndrome.

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Reference excerpt

Rezső Bálint (October 22, 1874 – May 23, 1929) was a Hungarian neurologist and psychiatrist. He discovered Bálint's syndrome. He was born into a German-Jewish family that had settled in Budapest. Rezso Balint’s first writings, published while he was still a medical student, were case studies examining muscular atrophy in hemiplegia. He went on to study tabes dorsalis and the treatment of epilepsy. In 1907, Dr. Balint recorded his observations of a patient who suffered from a unique constellation of neurologic symptoms including fixation of gaze, neglect of objects in his periphery, and misreaching for target objects. The patient was noted to first experience these symptoms following damage to the posterior parietal lobes. This “triple-syndrome complex” was later named “Balint’s Syndrome.” Bálint studied medicine in Budapest, graduating in 1897. He habilitated in 1910, became extraordinary professor in 1914 and full professor in 1917. He died of thyroid cancer in 1929.

Selected works Ueber das Verhalten der Patellarreflexe bei hohen Querschnittsmyelitiden, 1901 Seelenlähmung des “Schauens”, optische Ataxie, räumliche Störung der Aufmerksamkeit, 1909 doi:10.1159/000210464 Diaetetikai vezérfonal. Budapest, 1924 A cukorbetegség és az inzulin. Budapest, 1927 Ulcusproblem und Säurebasengleichgewicht. Berlin, 1927. Gewebsproliferation und Säurebasengleichgewicht. Pathologie und Klinik in Einzeldarstellungen. 1930.

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of Rezső Bálint (physician)

In research: Rezső Bálint (physician) appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Rezső Bálint (physician) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Rezső Bálint (physician) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1874 births, 1929 deaths, Hungarian neurologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Rezső Bálint (physician) in simple terms?

Rezső Bálint (October 22, 1874 – May 23, 1929) was a Hungarian neurologist and psychiatrist. He discovered Bálint's syndrome.

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