Correspondence

More on Phineas Gage

N Engl J Med 2005; 352:944March 3, 2005

Article

To the Editor:

Were you aware that Ratiu and Talos, whose Web-only Image in Clinical Medicine appeared in the December 2 issue of the Journal, 1 had an article in the Journal of Neurotrauma in May 20042 with the same title (“The Tale of Phineas Gage, Digitally Remastered”)? I don't see any acknowledgment of that fact.

Melissa L. Yorks, M.L.S.
102 Bookham Lane, Gaithersburg, MD 20877

2 References

1. 1

   Ratiu P, Talos IF. The tale of Phineas Gage, digitally remastered. N Engl J Med 2004;351:e21-e21
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2. 2

   Ratiu P, Talos IF, Haker S, Lieberman D, Everett P. The tale of Phineas Gage, digitally remastered. J Neurotrauma 2004;21:637-643
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Author/Editor Response

The video illustration of the injury sustained by Phineas Gage was published in the Journal on December 2, 2004.1 The accompanying text should have included a citation to a previously published report by us that described the technical details of the computer-aided reconstruction.2 We regret any confusion caused by this omission.

Peter Ratiu, M.D.
Ion-Florin Talos, M.D.
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115

2 References

1. 1

   Ratiu P, Talos IF. The tale of Phineas Gage, digitally remastered. N Engl J Med 2004;351:e21-e21
   Full Text | Web of Science | Medline

2. 2

   Ratiu P, Talos IF, Haker S, Lieberman D, Everett P. The tale of Phineas Gage, digitally remastered. J Neurotrauma 2004;21:637-643
   CrossRef | Web of Science | Medline