The seminal role played by Pierre Marie in Neurology and Internal Medicine.
The authors review the most important contributions of Pierre Marie to the elucidation and description of several neurological diseases, such as Charcot-Marie-Tooth's disease and hereditary cerebellar ataxia, as well as his contributions to Internal Medicine, including his pioneering studies on acromegaly, ankylosing spondylitis, and hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy. His works led to incontestable advances in the medical sciences that transcended his time.
Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Clínicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, BR.
Gustavo M de
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Almeida
Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Clínicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, BR.
Francisco M B
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Germiniani
Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Clínicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, BR.
Hélio A G
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Teive
D000172:Acromegaly / Q000266:history; D002607:Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease / Q000266:history*; D005602:France; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000266:history*; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history*; D013132:Spinocerebellar Degenerations / Q000266:history*