The Brazilian Neurology centenary (1912-2012) and the common origin of the fields of Neurology and Psychiatry

Gomes, Marleide da Mota; Cavalcanti, José Luiz de Sá

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“…In 1918, its first own teaching-hospital building was inaugurated in the Praia Vermelha neighborhood and, shortly after in 1920, the medical school became known as Faculdade Nacional de Medicina da Universidade do Rio de Janeiro (the University of Rio de Janeiro's National School of Medicine). At this medical school, the first professor of Neurology was Dr. Antônio Austregésilo ("the father of Brazilian Neurology"), pioneer in the studies of movement disorders 2,3,4 . The university had its name changed to Universidade do Brasil (the University of Brazil) before its current denomination in 1965: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro).…”

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“…The classical period began with the first chair of Neurology of the School of Medicine of Rio de Janeiro, headed by Antônio Austregésilo who, in France, attended the services of Babinski, Pierre-Marie and Dejérine. Austregésilo made numerous contributions to Neurology and to the study of movement disorders in Brazil, one of them being the world's first description of a post-traumatic dystonia patient, in addition to numerous other works of great worldwide recognition and prominence 2,3,4 . He is also known as the "spiritual father of Brazilian Neurosurgery", for having appointed Augusto Brandão Filho and Alfredo Alberto Pereira Monteiro to officially start what eventually became the Escola Brasileira de Neurocirurgia (Brazilian School of Neurosurgery) 7 .…”

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“…The great capacity for clinical observation of these past scholars must be accounted for, as for more than a century, they observed and published several relevant neurological signs under the direct influence of the French school of Charcot 2,3,11 .…”

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Neurological signs described at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro: connecting the past to the future

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The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) is one of the pillars of Brazilian Medicine and, in Neurology, has always shown prominence, with notable professors such as Antônio Austregésilo and Deolindo Couto. Historically, practitioners of the UFRJ Medical School have discovered neurological signs that, although used in medical and academic practice, have never been published. Objective Our aim was to bring these signs to the forefront so that they become properly recognized and studied. Methods We conducted our search by questioning 49 professors and physicians by e-mail about neurological signs that they remembered having had contact with at UFRJ. Results We report on the unpublished pillow sign in progressive supranuclear palsy; the Brazilian sandal sign in functional or malingering patients; the dermographism sign in acute meningitis; the reverse forearm rolling sign in functional palsies; the cycling maneuver in parkinsonian syndromes and the Sá Cavalcanti sign, a Babinski equivalent. We have also recollected the following published signs for their historical relevance: the Austregésilo sign (Antônio Austregésilo), another Babinski equivalent; the digiti quinti rolling sign in subtle palsies (Péricles Maranhão) and the digiti quinti sign in hemiplegic migraine (Maurice Vincent). These signs are easily reproduced and have potential clinical applicability, deserving to be more thoroughly studied. Conclusions Through a qualitative methodology, we have identified six original unpublished neurological signs known by the academic community, establishing the contribution of these individuals to the expansion of neurological semiology.

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Neurological signs described at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro: connecting the past to the future

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“…The milestones of this path are given in Box, unfolded in articles published by at least one of the author of the present paper 5,[7][8][9] . Early in the twentieth century, neurological and psychiatric institutions were formed around Hospices, and in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, around the National Hospice for the Insane.…”

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Historical sketches of the beginnings of the academic "Mental and Nervous Diseases" in Brazil, and European influences

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2013

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We present the common milestones of the neurology and psychiatry in Brazil, but, previously, they were summarized in the European matrix. The main psychiatric and neurological historical interceptions may be recognized by the terms neurology, psychiatry, alienism, neurosis and insanity; its organogenesis or socio-and psychogenetic basis; and its proximity or distance from internal medicine.Key words: neurology, psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, history, neurosciences. RESUMOApresentam-se as etapas comuns da neurologia e da psiquiatria no Brasil, porém, essas etapas foram previamente resumidas na matriz europeia. As principais interceptações históricas psiquiátricas e neurológicas podem ser reconhecidas pelos termos neurologia, psiquiatria, alienismo, neurose e insanidade, sua organogênese ou base social e psicogenética e a sua proximidade ou distância da medicina interna.Palavras-Chave: neurologia, psiquiatria, neuropsiquiatria, história, neurociências. Historical sketches of the beginnings of the academic "Mental and Nervous Diseases" in Brazil, and European influencesEsboços históricos do começo acadêmico das "Doenças mentais e nervosas" no Brasil e influências européias The organic basis of psychiatry, or on the opposite direction, the socio-and psychogenetic basis, gives the historical forward or backward tropism to neurology. In this article, we comment on this journey in Brazil, but first we make a summary of the main confluent or differential historical hallmarks of neurology and psychiatry that led their way in Europe. THE NEUROLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC BOUNDARYThe construction of the modern neurology and psychiatry stems from the seventeenth century. The critical points of the parallel history of neurology and psychiatry are shown in Fig 1. In short, the field and development of both specialties came from internal medicine. Much of this initial development was studied by Bogousslavsky and Moulin 1 in a paper that presents the historical backbone of the French neurology and psychiatry. The emergence of neurology as an autonomous and prestigious field occurred in the late nineteenth century in Paris lead by Jean-Martin Charcot (1825-1893. A chair of Clinical Diseases of the Nervous System (1882) was established at the School of Medicine in Paris and occupied by Charcot. Previously (1875), a chair for Clinic of Mental Illness and Diseases of the Brain was devised, in the same School of Medicine, under Charcot's influence 1 . However, the unity of Charcot's School took place around the study of hysteria, as hysterical women with somatic manifestations were commonly admitted to La Salpêtrière. Indeed, the alienists had always claimed their disinterest for this condition at the time. The alienists were trying to explain all cases of insanities as a result of brain lesions, but they mainly focused on patient management. However,

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“…Professor Sá studied Medicine at the Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, from 1958 to 1963, becoming a disciple of Professor Lysandro de Santos Lima, a well-known inspiring clinician. Between 1964 and 1965 he studied Neurology at the Guanabara State Public Servers Hospital, an important centre on Neurology training in Rio de Janeiro 1 , 2 , 3 . Back to Florianópolis Professor Sá worked at the Charity Hospital, whose Neurology service he would became chief.…”

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The Brazilian Neurology centenary (1912-2012) and the common origin of the fields of Neurology and Psychiatry

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Neurological signs described at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro: connecting the past to the future

Neurological signs described at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro: connecting the past to the future

Historical sketches of the beginnings of the academic "Mental and Nervous Diseases" in Brazil, and European influences

Professor Paulo Norberto Discher De Sá (1939-2022)

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