Edouard Brissaud: distinguished neurologist and Charcot’s pupil



Document title: Edouard Brissaud: distinguished neurologist and Charcot’s pupil
Journal: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000419823
ISSN: 0004-282X
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Universidade Federal do Parana, Hospital de Clinicas, Curitiba, Parana. Brasil
2Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa, Parana. Brasil
3University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario. Canadá
Year:
Season: Jul
Volumen: 76
Number: 7
Pages: 490-493
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Histórico
English abstract Professor Charcot had several pupils in his famous neurological service at the Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris, France. Among them, Édouard Brissaud was one of Charcot’s favorite pupils, temporarily becoming his successor after Charcot’s death. Brissaud’s neurological contributions were significant, including the description of hemifacial spasm, “geste antagoniste” in dystonia, pseudobulbar affect, post-traumatic stress disorder, the Brissaud-Sicard syndrome, and Brissaud’s sign. Additionally, Brissaud was the first to suggest that Parkinson’s disease pathology could be related to the substantia nigra
Portuguese abstract Professor Charcot teve vários discípulos em seu famoso serviço de neurologia no hospital Salpêtrière, em Paris, França. Dentre eles, Édouard Brissaud foi um dos pupilos favoritos de Charcot. Após a morte de Charcot, em 1893, Brissaud foi o seu sucessor temporário. Suas contribuições neurológicas foram muito expressivas, incluindo a descrição do espasmo hemifacial, do "geste antagoniste", da paralisia pseudobulbar, do transtorno de estresse pós-traumático, a síndrome de Brissaud-Sicard, e também do sinal de Brissaud. Além disso, Brissaud, sugeriu pela primeira vez no mundo, que a patologia da doença de Parkinson poderia estar relacionada à substância negra
Disciplines: Medicina
Keyword: Neurología,
Historia y filosofía de la medicina,
Brissaud, Edouard,
Espasmo hemifacial
Keyword: Neurology,
History and philosophy of medicine,
Brissaud, Eoduard,
Hemifacial spasm
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