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Anatomical knowledge of this artery is important for avoiding serious neurological complications during surgery performed in this region\u2014for neurosurgeons and interventional radiologists treating intramedullary tumors and spinal arteriovenous malformations, traumatologists performing spinal fusions, thoracic surgeons treating aortic aneurysms, and urologists and pediatric surgeons conducting retroperitoneal dissections. However, the biography of the talented Polish pathologist Albert Adamkiewicz, after whom the landmark artery is named, has not been described adequately in the existing neurosurgical literature. The authors bring to light the historical perspective of the eponymic artery and provide a recapitulation of other significant contributions made by Adamkiewicz, mostly involving the nervous system. His research papers on the histology of neuronal tissues and neurodegenerative diseases had high scientific merit, but the discovery of the anticancer antitoxin \u201ccancroin\u201d and his postulation of a cancer-causing parasite he named\n                    <jats:italic>\u201cCoccidium sarcolytus\u201d<\/jats:italic>\n                    met with harsh criticism and eventually led to his ill fame. The biography is supplemented with a brief overview of the important surgical implications of the artery of Adamkiewicz.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3171\/foc.2009.26.1.e2","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2009,1,2]],"date-time":"2009-01-02T12:07:06Z","timestamp":1230898026000},"page":"E2","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Albert Wojciech Adamkiewicz (1850\u20131921): unsung hero behind the eponymic artery"],"prefix":"10.3171","volume":"26","author":[{"given":"Sunil","family":"Manjila","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery and Division of Endovascular Neurosurgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine and Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nivin","family":"Haroon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery and Division of Endovascular Neurosurgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine and Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Brandon","family":"Parker","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery and Division of Endovascular Neurosurgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine and Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Andrew R.","family":"Xavier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery and Division of Endovascular Neurosurgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine and Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Murali","family":"Guthikonda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery and Division of Endovascular Neurosurgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine and Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Setti S.","family":"Rengachary","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery and Division of Endovascular Neurosurgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine and Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1754","reference":[{"key":"b1-0260002","series-title":"J Neurosurg","first-page":"791","article-title":"Microsurgical anatomy of Artery of Adamkiewicz and its segmental artery","volume":"89","author":"Alleyne","year":"1998"},{"key":"b2-0260002","series-title":"J Vasc Surg","first-page":"236","article-title":"Combined use of cerebrospinal fluid drainage and naloxone reduces the risk of paraplegia in thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair","volume":"19","author":"Acher","year":"1994"},{"key":"b3-0260002","series-title":"J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg","first-page":"126","article-title":"Risk of replacement of descending aorta with a standardized left heart bypass technique","volume":"107","author":"Borst","year":"1994"},{"key":"b4-0260002","series-title":"Arch Hist Filoz Med","first-page":"297","article-title":"Nazwisko Adamkiewicza w slownictwie medycznym w ostatnich trzech dekadach XX wieku. 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