Professor Manuel Rodríguez Gómez and the tuberous sclerosis complex paradigm



Document title: Professor Manuel Rodríguez Gómez and the tuberous sclerosis complex paradigm
Journal: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000426043
ISSN: 0004-282X
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Universidade Federal do Parana, Complexo Hospital de Clínicas, Curitiba, Parana. Brasil
2InNeuro, Curitiba, Parana. Brasil
3Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Parana. Brasil
4Clinica Neurologica das Americas, Curitiba, Parana. Brasil
5Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Parana, Curitiba, Parana. Brasil
Year:
Season: Nov
Volumen: 76
Number: 11
Pages: 795-797
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Histórico
English abstract The authors present an historical review of aspects of the life of Professor Manuel R. Gómez, a Spanish neuropediatrician, who graduated in Havana and is known internationally for his work while he was in charge of Pediatric Neurology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, USA. His main contribution was related to the tuberous sclerosis complex, demystifying the Vogt triad previously used as a diagnostic criterion, and he was considered the “father of the tuberous sclerosis complex “ in the USA
Portuguese abstract Os autores apresentam uma revisão histórica sobre aspectos da vida do professor Manuel R. Gómez, neuropediatra espanhol, formado em Havana e conhecido internacionalmente pelo seu trabalho à frente do serviço de Neurologia Pediátrica da clínica Mayo em Rochester, EUA. Sua principal contribuição esteve relacionada com o complexo esclerose tuberosa desmitificando a tríade de Vogt até então usada como critério diagnóstico da doença, pelo que foi considerado o ‘pai do complexo esclerose tuberosa’ nos EUA
Disciplines: Medicina
Keyword: Neurología,
Historia y filosofía de la medicina,
Esclerosis tuberosa,
Rodríguez Gómez, Manuel
Keyword: Neurology,
History and philosophy of medicine,
Tuberous sclerosis,
Rodriguez Gomez, Manuel
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