Abstract:A seção História da Psiquiatria deste número da Revista Latinoamericana de Psicopatologia Fundamental traz dois textos muito importantes que, embora escritos por brasileiros, são aqui pela primeira vez publicados em português. 1 Trata-se de Les maladies mentales dans les climats tropicaux, de 1906, e de A contribution to the study of dementia paralytica in Brazil, de 1907. Ambos artigos têm como principal autor o médico baiano Juliano Moreira (1873-1933), um dos fundadores da moderna psiquiatria brasileira; el… Show more
“…Moreira first demonstrated his inclination towards Neuropsychiatry in his doctoral thesis "Etiology of Early Malignant Syphilis" 3 . In this work, Moreira identified a gap in the study of syphilis related to the causes that made the disease more severe in some patients, and refuted the widespread theory that syphilis was more prone to transmission and malignancy in the tropics due to climate and racial factors 6 . On his 1896 thesis for the substitute lecturer position entitled "Arsenic Dyskinesia", Moreira described the neurological manifestations of arsenic poisoning 5 .…”
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“…At the age of 24, not only was Moreira approved for the position, but he secured first place, receiving the maximum score from the judges. In 1903, he took charge of the National Hospice for the Insane (NHI) in Rio de Janeiro, which he directed until 1930 2,6 .…”
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“…From 1903 until 1930, Moreira was the director of the NHI, considered as the place where the practice of neurology began in Brazil 2,6,8 . During this period, the NHI underwent a series of renovations with the creation of new pavilions.…”
Juliano Moreira was a black Brazilian physician, well recognized for his role in the foundation of scientific psychiatry in Brazil; however, little is known about his influences on modern Neurology. Our aim is to highlight Moreira’s importance in the field of Neurology and his role in the development of scientific and medical societies in Brazil. We describe his contributions from his doctoral thesis in 1891 to his 27-year tenure as the director of the National Hospice for the Insane. We also review Moreira’s role in the foundation of societies including the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and the first Brazilian journal dedicated to Neuropsychiatry, concluding that Moreira was one of the most important influential figures for the development of Neurology in Brazil. In addition to his influences on various medical fields, Moreira distinguished himself as an impactful citizen who fought against racist and xenophobic medical theories of his time.
“…Moreira first demonstrated his inclination towards Neuropsychiatry in his doctoral thesis "Etiology of Early Malignant Syphilis" 3 . In this work, Moreira identified a gap in the study of syphilis related to the causes that made the disease more severe in some patients, and refuted the widespread theory that syphilis was more prone to transmission and malignancy in the tropics due to climate and racial factors 6 . On his 1896 thesis for the substitute lecturer position entitled "Arsenic Dyskinesia", Moreira described the neurological manifestations of arsenic poisoning 5 .…”
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confidence: 90%
“…At the age of 24, not only was Moreira approved for the position, but he secured first place, receiving the maximum score from the judges. In 1903, he took charge of the National Hospice for the Insane (NHI) in Rio de Janeiro, which he directed until 1930 2,6 .…”
mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…From 1903 until 1930, Moreira was the director of the NHI, considered as the place where the practice of neurology began in Brazil 2,6,8 . During this period, the NHI underwent a series of renovations with the creation of new pavilions.…”
Juliano Moreira was a black Brazilian physician, well recognized for his role in the foundation of scientific psychiatry in Brazil; however, little is known about his influences on modern Neurology. Our aim is to highlight Moreira’s importance in the field of Neurology and his role in the development of scientific and medical societies in Brazil. We describe his contributions from his doctoral thesis in 1891 to his 27-year tenure as the director of the National Hospice for the Insane. We also review Moreira’s role in the foundation of societies including the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and the first Brazilian journal dedicated to Neuropsychiatry, concluding that Moreira was one of the most important influential figures for the development of Neurology in Brazil. In addition to his influences on various medical fields, Moreira distinguished himself as an impactful citizen who fought against racist and xenophobic medical theories of his time.
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