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Abstract

AIM: Το highlight the major landmarks during Gradenigo’s career and outline his
contributions to Neurosciences.

MATERIAL-METHODS: Several resources have been reviewed (PubMed, university

yearbooks and internet sites). Moreover, several rare photographs along with many
nonEnglish more than a century old articles have been meticulously selected to

enrich this historical journey in time.

RESULTS: Giuseppe Gradenigo (1859-1926), a legendary figure of Otology, was born
in Venice, Italy. He soon became a pupil to Adam Politzer and Samuel Leopold

Schenk in Wien, demonstrating genuine interest in the embryology, morphology,
physiopathology as well as the clinical manifestations of ear diseases. It was after

him that the well-known syndrome consisting of diplopia and facial pain due to a
middle ear infection was named. However, Gradenigo was much more than a

syndrome. Surprisingly, despite the fact that he is considered a pioneer of the Italian
Audiology of the late 19th and early 20th century, little is written of his life and his

notable achievements in the English literature.

CONCLUSION: Giuseppe Gradenigo made notable contributions to Audiology and
Neurosciences in general. Even though his name lives on nowadays only in the

eponym ‘Gradenigo’s syndrome’ , his accomplishments are much wider and cast him
among the emblematic figures of science. His inherent tendency for discovering the

underlying mechanisms of diseases and his vision of guaranteeing quality of
services, professional proficiency, respect and dedication towards the patients is in

fact what constitutes his true legacy to the next generations.

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