title: [Descartes' influence on the development of the anatomoclinical method].
abstract: The development of the anatomical-clinical method was a huge advance for modern medicine since it revealed a new approach to understanding diagnostic procedures. This change in medical thinking towards a more scientific basis has gradually evolved over several centuries, reaching its brilliant zenith with the contributions of the French school. There are certain similarities between the guidelines of the anatomical-clinical method and René Descartes' philosophical principles, so it is fair to consider him as one of the major precursors in this new line of thinking that definitely influenced the historical course of medicine.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Neurología, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, España. ayozegonzalez@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González Hernández
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Domínguez Rodríguez
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Fabre Pi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cubero González
mesh_terms: D015510:Clinical Medicine / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D049670:History, 17th Century; D006801:Humans; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods; D010684:Philosophy / Q000266:history*; D013850:Thinking