ABSTRACT 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 interp...
INTRODUCCIÓN. El riesgo ergonómico es el más prevalente dentro de las lesiones ocupacionales y posibilidad de generar discapacidad1-3.. Sobre todo en unidades médicas de servicio hospitalario, en donde la manipulación de pacientes es obligatoria en el lecho o entre otros departamentos; porque tiene ...
ABSTRACT Duchenne de Boulogne is known mainly by the disease eponymously named "Duchenne muscular dystrophy", or pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy, although some experts consider that the original description of this disease does not belong to him. Less well known are the facts related to the tragic ...
Hermann Oppenheim (1858-1919) was a leading fgure of the modern German neurology. In spite of the antisemitic ofcial policy, besides his complex personality, he had achieved widespread recognition of his professional qualifcation that attracted neurologists from all around the world to his private clinic...
Resumen Introducción: Las complicaciones neurológicas agudas del intervencionismo cardiaco percutáneo (ICP) son variadas e infrecuentes, pero pueden resultar fatales. Casos: Presentamos un ictus isquémico -II- (caso 1), y dos casos de encefalopatía por contraste -EC- (2 y 3). Dos varones (1 y 2) y...
ABSTRACT Désiré-Magloire Bourneville ought to be thought of as the father of Pediatric Neurology for his significant contributions to the field. He worked as a physician, politician, writer, and editor. He was the first to describe the autosomal dominant genetic condition known as "tuberous sclerosis c...
ABSTRACT Maurice Ravel is one of the most important French musicians. In the last years of his life, Ravel was victim of a dementia of uncertain etiology that caused aphasia, apraxia, agraphia and amusia. The artistic brain of the author of eternal musical compositions was progressively silenced due to h...
Abstract Introduction: Home-based programmes have received increasing attention in rehabilitation, providing an opportunity to continue aspects of therapy, benefiting the retention of established intervention effects. Objective: To describe the available home-based physiotherapy programmes in neurore...
