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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2019; 77(04): 289-291
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X20190009
Historical Note

Désiré-Magloire Bourneville and his contributions to pediatric neurology

Désiré-Magloire Bourneville y sus aportes a la neurología pediátrica
Mariana Teresa Gómez-López 
1   Universidad del Rosario, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Neuroscience Research Group Neuros, Bogotá Colombia;
,
Leonardo Palacios-Sánchez
1   Universidad del Rosario, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Neuroscience Research Group Neuros, Bogotá Colombia;
,
Alberto Vélez van Meerbeke
1   Universidad del Rosario, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Neuroscience Research Group Neuros, Bogotá Colombia;
,
Juan Sebastián Botero-Meneses
1   Universidad del Rosario, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Neuroscience Research Group Neuros, Bogotá Colombia;
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ABSTRACT

Désiré-Magloire Bourneville ought to be thought of as the father of Pediatric Neurology for his significant contributions to the field. He worked as a physician, politician, writer, and editor. He was the first to describe the autosomal dominant genetic condition known as “tuberous sclerosis complex”, after conducting an autopsy on a young female patient, where the main finding in the central nervous system was multiple dense tubers. The patient had refractory epilepsy and intellectual disability. His work was based on the study of epilepsy and idiocy, and he was also an advocate of public health and social medicine education; creating day hospital programs for children with this type of neurologic disease.

RESUMEN

Désiré-Magloire Bourneville debería ser considerado como el padre de la Neurología Pediátrica por sus importantes contribuciones en este campo. Trabajó como médico, político, escritor y editor. Hizo las primeras descripciones de la condición genética autosómica dominante conocida como “Complejo de esclerosis tuberosa”, después de realizar una autopsia en una paciente joven, en la que el principal hallazgo en el sistema nervioso central fueron múltiples lesiones tipo tubérculos. La paciente tenía epilepsia refractaria y discapacidad intelectual como síntomas asociados. Su trabajo se basó en el estudio de la epilepsia y la idiotez, a su vez fue un defensor de salud pública y la educación en medicina social; creando programas de hospital diurno para niños con diferentes tipos de enfermedades neurológicas.

Keywords:

Tuberous sclerosis - epilepsy - history of Medicine

Palabras-clave:

Esclerosis tuberosa - epilepsia - historia de la Medicina


Publication History

Received: 28 August 2018

Accepted: 01 October 2018

Article published online:
16 August 2023

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