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In memoriam

The legacies of John F. Kurtzke and Richard T. Johnson

The end of 2015 saw the passing of John F. Kurtzke and Richard T. Johnson, two legends in neurology, and founding fathers of neuroepidemiology, neurovirology and neuroimmunology. Here, we pay tribute to these two giants by discussing their impact on the genesis of these profoundly important disciplines.

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Kildebeck, E., Frohman, E. The legacies of John F. Kurtzke and Richard T. Johnson. Nat Rev Neurol 12, 256–257 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2016.47

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