1. The seminal role played by Pierre Marie in Neurology and Internal Medicine
- Author
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Hélio A.G. Teive, Francisco M.B. Germiniani, and Gustavo M. de Almeida
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Neurology ,lcsh:RC321-571 ,Pulmonary osteoarthropathy ,Charcot-Marie disease ,Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease ,Internal medicine ,ankylosing spondylitis ,Internal Medicine ,medicine ,history of neurology ,história da neurologia ,lcsh:Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ,Spinocerebellar Degenerations ,Ankylosing spondylitis ,Hereditary cerebellar ataxia ,business.industry ,History, 19th Century ,History, 20th Century ,medicine.disease ,espondilite anquilosante ,acromegalia ,Charcot-Marie Disease ,doença de Charcot-Marie ,Acromegaly ,hereditary cerebellar ataxia ,acromegaly ,France ,Neurology (clinical) ,ataxia cerebelar hereditária ,business - Abstract
The authors review the most important contributions of Pierre Marie to the elucidation and description of several neurological diseases, such as Charcot-Marie-Tooth’s disease and hereditary cerebellar ataxia, as well as his contributions to Internal Medicine, including his pioneering studies on acromegaly, ankylosing spondylitis, and hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy. His works led to incontestable advances in the medical sciences that transcended his time. Os autores revisaram as mais importantes contribuições de Pierre Marie para a elucidação e a descrição de várias doenças neurológicas, tais como a doença de Charcot-Marie-Tooth e a ataxia cerebelar hereditária, bem como na medicina interna, incluindo os seus estudos pioneiros na acromegalia, espondilite anquilosante e osteo-artropatia hipertrófica pulmonar. Os seus trabalhos promoveram uma crescimento incontestável das ciências médicas que transcenderam o seu tempo.
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- 2015