A Clinical and Pathological Résumé of Combined Disease of the Pyramidal and Extrapyramidal Systems, With Especial Reference to a New Syndrome

Lhermitte, Jean; McAlpine, Douglas

doi:10.1093/brain/49.2.157

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“…Progressive disorders involving the basal ganglia have been described by Creutzfeldt (1920) and Jakob (1921) (recently reviewed by de Ajuriaguerra, Hecaen, Layani, and Sadoun, 1953;Lhermitte, Cornil, and Quesnel, 1920;Lhermitte and McAlpine, 1926;and Ross, 1955). The onset in each of these disorders was reported to be in adult life.…”

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Progressive Familial Choreoathetosis With Cutaneous Telangiectasia

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1957

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

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Progressive Familial Choreoathetosis With Cutaneous Telangiectasia

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1957

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

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“…19,21 Although he was not the first to describe this phenomenon, he was the first to recognize its importance as an early presenting symptom of demyelinating disease. 5 Lhermitte also described internuclear ophthalmoplegia (also known as Lhermitte's syndrome), a constellation of pyramidal and extrapyramidal symptoms associated with parkinsonism in the elderly (Lhermitte-McAlpine syndrome), 24 dysplastic cerebellar gangliocytoma (Lhermitte-Duclos disease), 22 Huntington's disease, 27 and the syndrome of hallucinations caused by damage to the midbrain and pons (Lhermitte's peduncular hallucinosis), 20 and he contributed to the description of several other diseases of the nervous system. In his later years, he was fascinated with the organic basis of the mind and psychiatric disease, and is often considered to be one of the fathers of neuropsychiatry.…”

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Jacques Jean Lhermitte and the syndrome of peduncular hallucinosis

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Mejia-Munne

Dossani

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Neurosurgical Focus

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Jacques Jean Lhermitte (1877–1959) was among the most accomplished neurologists of the 20th century. In addition to working as a clinician and instructor, he authored more than 800 papers and 16 books on neurology, neuropathology, psychiatry, and mystical phenomena. In addition to the well-known “Lhermitte’s sign,” an electrical shock–like sensation caused by spinal cord irritation in demyelinating disease, Lhermitte was a pioneer in the study of the relationship between the physical substance of the brain and the experience of the mind. A fascinating example of this is the syndrome of peduncular hallucinosis, characterized by vivid visual hallucinations occurring in fully lucid patients. This syndrome, which was initially described as the result of a midbrain insult, also may occur with injury to the thalamus or pons. It has been reported as a presenting symptom of various tumors and as a complication of neurosurgical procedures. Here, the authors review the life of Lhermitte and provide a historical review of the syndrome of peduncular hallucinosis.

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“…Characteristic symptoms are muscle stiffness, bradykinesia, as well as facial, throat and laryngeal muscle disorders. Apathy, hallucinations, delirium, and disorientation may also occur [6].…”

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