The Brazilian contribution to the study of neurocysticercosis: Moses and Lange's role in cerebrospinal fluid diagnosis.
We report the seminal contributions of both Dr. Arthur Moses (Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro), in 1911, and Dr. Oswaldo Lange (Faculdade de Medicina da USP, São Paulo), in 1940, to the diagnosis of neurocysticercosis (NC). Moses was the first person to report an immunologically based method for the diagnosis of NC, whereas Lange reported the cerebrospinal features of NC.
Teive
Hélio A G
HA
Hospital de Clínicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Rua General Carneiro 1103/102, 80060-150 Curitiba PR, Brazil. hagteive@mps.com.br
de Almeida
Sérgio M
SM
Werneck
Lineu César
LC
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007159:Immunologic Tests / Q000266:history*; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000266:history*