Neurological examination: pioneering authors and their books.
The objective of this article is to highlight some of the most important pioneering books specifically focused on the neurological examination and their authors. During the XIX Century, Alexander Hammond, William Gowers and Charles Mills pioneered the neurological literature, followed in the XX Century by Aloysio de Castro, Monrad-Krohn, Derek Denny-Brown, Robert Wartenberg, Gordon Holmes, and Russel DeJong. With determination and a marked sense of observation and research, they competently developed and spread the technique and art of the neurological exam.
Departamento de Clínica Médica, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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Maranhão-Filho
Departamento de Clínica Médica, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Maurice Borges
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Vincent
Departamento de Clínica Médica, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Marcos Martins da
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Silva
D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000266:history; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000266:history*; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history*; D013782:Textbooks as Topic / Q000266:history*