title: The pyramidal syndrome and the pyramidal tract: a brief historical note.
abstract: The discovery of the pyramidal syndrome and tract is briefly reviewed with emphasis on a few key historical aspects. The pursuit of the relationship between the lateralized deficits resulting from contralateral head trauma begins in the fourth century BC with the Hippocratic School and continues until the present day.
authors: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. 　ferneura@ig.com.br
authors: Fernando
authors: F
authors: Rezende-Cunha
authors: Ricardo
authors: R
authors: de Oliveira-Souza
mesh_terms: D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history*; D011712:Pyramidal Tracts; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000266:history*; D013577:Syndrome