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William Philip Spratling (October 13, 1863〔(NEW HEAD FOR BELLEVUE - Dr William P. Spratling Chosen by Board of Trustees ) from the New York Times, May 14, 1904, retrieved May 7, 2011〕 in La Fayette, Alabama〔(Contributions of the founders of Craig Colony to epileptology and public care of epileptics: 1890-1915 ), from ''Journal of the History of the Neurosciences: Basic and Clinical Perspectives'', Volume 4, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 77 - 100; by : E. J. Fine; D. L. Fine; L. Sentz; E. D. Soria; retrieved May 7, 2011〕 - December 22, 1915 in Welaka, Florida) was an American neurologist known for his advances in the treatment and study of epilepsy; he is often described as the first epileptologist〔(The first American epileptologists: William P. Spratling, MD, and Rosewell Park, MD. ), from ''Neurology'', 1994 Jan;44(1):171-4, by Dasheiff RM; retrieved May 7, 2011〕 -- a word he is credited with having coined in his 1904 work ''Epilepsy and Its Treatment''.〔(What is an Epileptologist? ), at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine Department of Neurology, 2011, retrieved May 7, 2011〕 Dr. Spratling was the superintendent of the Craig Colony for Epileptics in Sonyea, New York〔("NEW YORK STATE'S EPILEPTIC COLONY - Interesting Village of Sonyea, Where Afflicted Are Cared For" ) from the New York Times, November 9, 1902, retrieved May 7, 2011〕 from 1893 to 1908, and co-founded the National Association for the Study of Epilepsy.〔(The Importance of Spratling ), from Archives of Neurology 1994 Jan;51(1):82-6.; by Fine EJ, Fine DL, Sentz L〕 In 1904, Spratling was appointed superintendent of Bellevue Hospital Center;〔(TANGLE AT BELLEVUE NOW - New Superintendent Must Take Examination, the Commission Rules. ) from the New York Times, June 16, 1904, retrieved May 7, 2011〕 however, due to civil service requirements, he did not actually hold the office.〔DR. WM. P SPRATLING DIES. Specialist on Nervous Diseases Succumbs in Florida. The New York Times, page 9, December 24, 1915.〕 Later in life, Spratling suffered a nervous breakdown and retired to Florida. In 1915, he died of a gunshot wound while hunting.〔("The Man from New Orleans" ), by John Shelton Reed, from the ''Oxford American'', November-December 2000.〕 ==Family== Spratling's son was silversmith William Spratling.〔(William Spratling Biography ) at SpratlingSilver.com, by Phyllis Goddard, 2003; retrieved May 7, 2011〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William P. Spratling」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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