published in 1768 by Percivall Pott, represents the first example in the medical literature of sports neurology. Now popularised by current day neurologists and neurosurgeons such as Jordan and Cantu, ...

British surgeon Percivall Pott discovered that cancer of the scrotum was a common disease among chimney sweeps, routinely wiping out those in charge of removing soot. Till date we do not know what ...