The syndrome is named after three American physicians who jointly described the clinical and radiographic features of the condition in 1933. Dr. Cornelius Gysbert Dyke (1900–1943): An American radiologist who is widely recognized as one of the early pioneers of neuroradiology in the United States. Dr. Leo Max Davidoff (1898–1975): A prominent American neurosurgeon who co-authored several key neuroimaging texts. Dr. Clement Bales Masson (1898–1954): An American neurosurgeon and neurologist.