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Revision as of 19:58, 28 November 2005 by 81.98.66.85 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Dr Walter Russell Brain, 1st Baron Brain (October 23 1895-December 29 1966) was a United Kingdom neurologist. He was principal author of the standard work of neurology, "Brain's Diseases of the Nervous System", and longtime editor of the neurological medical journal titled Brain. He is also eponymised with "Brain's reflex", a reflex exhibited by humans when assuming the quadripedian position.
Brain studied medicine at Oxford, where he obtained his BMBCh in 1922 and a DM in 1925. He became a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1931 and specialised in neurology. Apart from his clinical practice, he was a member on a large number of government committees pertaining to physicial and mental health, and was involved in the care of Winston Churchill on the latter's deathbed in 1965.
He was knighted in 1952, and was created 1st Baronet Brain of Eynsham in 1954. In 1962, he was created 1st Baron Brain, of Eynsham, Oxfordshire. He married Stella Langdon-Down and had a daughter, Janet, and two sons, Christopher (b. 1926) and Michael (b. 1928). Christopher succeeded him as the 2nd Baron Brain.