Alfred BannwarthAlfred Bannwarth was a German neurologist who is credited for first reporting lymphocytic meningoradiculitis.BiographyEarly life and educationAfter first studying music, Bannwarth studied medicine at the University of Munich in Munich, Germany, and later became an assistant to German neurologist Max Nonne at University [Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf] in Hamburg.Military serviceBannwarth enlisted as a military doctor in the German military in 1945. During his service, he was stationed in the valley of Lake Tegern, where he was captured by American soldiers and held prisoner until June 1946.