William Richard Gowers (1845-1915) was a pioneer of British neurology [1]. He is credited with the first (or best) descriptions of numerous neurological disorders, including dystrophia myotonica, myasthenia gravis, ataxic paraplegia, vasovagal attacks, musicogenic epilepsy, sleep paralysis, palatal myoclonus, and many others. His “chief monument” (according to Gordon Holmes) was the Manual of...