William Osler was one of the most remarkable clinicians worldwide, and his teachings in medical practice remain until the present days. Although Osler had never considered himself a neurologist, he contributed with clinical and pathological descriptions of numerous neurological diseases. He performe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
2013-04-01
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| Series: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2013000400258 |
| Summary: | William Osler was one of the most remarkable clinicians worldwide, and his teachings in medical practice remain until the present days. Although Osler had never considered himself a neurologist, he contributed with clinical and pathological descriptions of numerous neurological diseases. He performed more than 800 autopsies studies of the nervous system and published over 200 articles in the field of Neurology. In this article, we described the main neurological contributions from William Osler.<br>William Osler foi um dos médicos mais notáveis da história, e seus ensinamentos sobre a prática médica permanecem até os dias atuais. Embora Osler nunca tenha se considerado um neurologista, contribuiu com descrições clínicas e patológicas de numerosas doenças neurológicas. Osler realizou mais de 800 autópsias do sistema nervoso e publicou mais de 200 artigos na área da Neurologia. Neste artigo, descre-vemos as principais contribuições neurológicas de William Osler. |
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| ISSN: | 0004-282X 1678-4227 |