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Roberto Melaragno's scientific contributions to Brazilian Neurology
Limongi,João Carlos Papaterra; Lima,Plinio Marcos Garcia; Silva,Sonia Maria César de Azevedo; Ferreira,Matheus Gomes; Barbosa,Egberto ReisABSTRACT Roberto Melaragno Filho, an associate professor of neurology at the School of Medicine of Universidade de São Paulo and head of the neurology service at Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual Francisco Morato Oliveira (HSPE-FMO), had a significant scientific career. He is recognized as a reference in the 20th century Brazilian neurology in addition to having a notable international career.
Movement Disorders in Brazil: the seminal contributions of Luiz Augusto Franco ...
Teive,Hélio Afonso Ghizoni; Ferraz,Henrique Ballalai; Limongi,João Carlos Papaterra; Franklin,Gustavo Leite; Cardoso,Francisco Eduardo CostaABSTRACT The major advances in the area of movement disorders in Brazil in recent years were driven by the work of Luiz Augusto Franco de Andrade and Egberto Reis Barbosa. This historical review describes the contributions made by these researchers, physicians, and educators to the development of this field in Brazil.
“I’m gonna lose my strength, I’m gonna seize and die, And all that Jazz”! Neuro...
Germiniani,Francisco Manoel Branco; Camargo,Carlos Henrique Ferreira; Coutinho,Léo; Teive,Hélio Afonso GhizoniABSTRACT Even though jazz is a musical style that excels in improvisation and virtuosity, it is not without its share of anecdotes, drama, and downright tragedy, and the biographies of jazz musicians and their demise are fraught with ominous and dire straits. Unsurprisingly, some would develop chronic and fatal diseases. The neurological diseases that afflicted the following six composers and musicians, all of ...
Pure-Tone Hearing Thresholds and Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials in Sporad...
Zeigelboim,Bianca Simone; Scheidt,Anylize Wachholz Vom; Kronbauer,Kairone Fernandes; Liberalesso,Paulo Breno Noronha; José,Maria RenataAbstract Introduction Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) is part of a genetic and clinical heteroge- neous group of neurodegenerative diseases characterized by progressive cerebellar ataxia. Objective To describe the results of audiological and electrophysiological hearing evaluations in patients with sporadic ataxia (SA). Methods A retrospective cross-sectional study was carried out with 11 patients submitted to the...
Charcot's paradox
Silva,Maren de Moraes e; Meira,Alex Tiburtino; Walusinski,Olivier; Camargo,Carlos Henrique Ferreira de; Teive,Hélio Afonso GhizoniABSTRACT Jean-Martin Charcot (1825-1893), considered the father of modern neurology, had a particular interest in pathology and learned to value anatomical findings. Among his main contributions is the use of the anatomo-clinical method in neurology. Although described as cold and impatient in his interpersonal relations, Charcot had a great affection for animals. He had two dogs in his home, which he called Ca...
Camillo Negro and his contributions to neurology
Betini,Beatriz Gioppo; Meira,Alex Tiburtino; Teive,Hélio Afonso GhizoniABSTRACT An historical review of the contributions made by Italian professor, Camillo Negro, to neurology. Negro published several books on clinical neurology, was one of the pioneers of scientific films and described numerous neurological diseases. He is best known for describing the cogwheel phenomenon in patients with Parkinson's disease but also described a sign of peripheral facial paralysis.
First stages towards the establishment of Brazilian neurology faculties
Meira,Alex Tiburtino; Betini,Beatriz Gioppo; Cardoso,Francisco; Gomes,Marleide da Mota; Barbosa,Egberto Reis; Prado,Roberto César Pereira doABSTRACT The establishment of modern medicine in Brazil was marked by the arrival of the Portuguese Court in 1808, when the Bahia and Rio de Janeiro Faculties of Medicine were founded. The French School of Medicine exerted a strong influence on Brazilian medicine and on the main pioneers of Brazilian neurology. The elite of “Parisian neurology” trained students and doctors from around the world, and were mentor...
Searching for neurological diseases in the Julio-Claudian dynasty of the Roman ...
Camargo,Carlos Henrique Ferreira; Teive,Hélio Afonso GhizoniABSTRACT The gens Julia was one of the oldest families in ancient Rome, whose members reached the highest positions of power. They made history because Julius Caesar, perpetual dictator, great-uncle of the first emperor, Augustus, passed his name on to the Julio-Claudian dynasty with the emperors Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero. Descriptions of the diseases of these emperors and some of his family members...
Effect of virtual reality in Parkinson's disease: a prospective observational s...
Severiano,Maria Izabel Rodrigues; Zeigelboim,Bianca Simone; Teive,Hélio Afonso Ghizoni; Santos,Geslaine Janaína Barbosa; Fonseca,Vinícius RibasABSTRACT Objective: To assess the effectiveness of balance exercises by means of virtual reality games in Parkinson's disease. Methods: Sixteen patients were submitted to anamnesis, otorhinolaryngological and vestibular examinations, as well as the Dizziness Handicap Inventory, Berg Balance Scale, SF-36 questionnaire, and the SRT, applied before and after rehabilitation with virtual reality games. Results: Fina...
Jules Joseph Dejerine: an outstanding neurologist and Charcot's enemy
Kondo,Gustavo Koíti; Schramm,Carla Caroline; Novaes,Max Rainer Rosado; Teive,Hélio Afonso GhizoniABSTRACT Jules Joseph Dejerine (1849-1917) became renowned for his many contributions to neurology, including his anatomical and anatomo-functional studies, particularly those in the field of language and the peripheral nervous system. A disciple of Vulpian and a rival of Charcot, Dejerine progressed rapidly in the academic world, reaching the peak of his career in 1911, when he was appointed to the chair of Ne...