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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2018; 76(02): 117-119
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X20170185
Historical Note

Augusta Marie Déjerine-Klumpke: much more than just Déjerine's wife

Augusta Marie Déjerine-Klumpke: muito mais do que apenas a esposa de Déjerine
Eduardo de Almeida Guimarães Nogueira
1   Universidade Metropolitana de Santos, Departamento de Neurologia, Santos SP, Brasil
,
Vitor Martinez de Carvalho
1   Universidade Metropolitana de Santos, Departamento de Neurologia, Santos SP, Brasil
,
Marcos Vinicius de Queiroz
1   Universidade Metropolitana de Santos, Departamento de Neurologia, Santos SP, Brasil
,
Gleysson Rodrigues Rosa
2   Harvard Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Charlestown, MA USA
,
Yara Dadalti Fragoso
1   Universidade Metropolitana de Santos, Departamento de Neurologia, Santos SP, Brasil
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ABSTRACT

Augusta Marie Déjerine-Klumpke (1859-1927) was a formidable neurologist, neuroanatomist and researcher in France. One of the first women to be accepted for medical internship, externship and research in Paris, Augusta made her name studying and teaching anatomy, histology and dissection, attending clinical activities in neurology, obstetrics, pediatrics and neurologic trauma, performing necropsies, and writing scientific papers and book chapters. Her main research in neurology awarded her an eponym for the avulsion of the lowest root of the brachial plexus (Klumpke's palsy). Married to her professor, the remarkable Dr. Joseph Jules Déjerine, Augusta continued her career and became the first female president of the French Society of Neurology.

RESUMO

Augusta Marie Déjerine-Klumpke (1859-1927) foi uma formidável neurologista, neuroanatomista e pesquisadora na França. Uma das primeiras mulheres aceitas para estágios médicos internos e externos ao hospital, e pesquisa em Paris, Augusta fez seu nome estudando e ensinando anatomia, histologia e dissecção, participando de atividades clínicas em neurologia, obstetrícia, pediatria e trauma neurológico, participando de necrópsias, e escrevendo artigos científicos e capítulos de livros. Sua principal pesquisa em neurologia lhe rendeu um epçnimo para a avulsão da raiz inferior do plexo braquial (paralisia de Klumpke). Casada com seu professor, o notável Dr. Joseph Jules Déjerine, Augusta continuou sua carreira e se tornou a primeira mulher presidente da Sociedade Francesa de Neurologia.

Key words:

brachial plexus neuropathies - neurology - history

Palavras-chave:

neuropatias do plexo braquial - neurologia - história


Publication History

Received: 14 September 2017

Accepted: 31 October 2017

Article published online:
28 August 2023

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