A tribute to Wartenberg’s refined neurological examination

Péricles Maranhão Filho; Renato Gonik

doi:10.1590/0004-282X20160110

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, Inhaltsverzeichnis

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2016; 74(10): 855-857
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X20160110

HISTORICAL NOTE

A tribute to Wartenberg’s refined neurological examination

Um tributo ao refinado exame neurológico de Wartenberg

Péricles Maranhão Filho

¹Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Faculdade de Medicina, Serviço de Neurologia, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brasil;

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Renato Gonik

²Director, Clinical Neurophysiology Consultants, Hollywood, FL.

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Abstract

ABSTRACT

Robert Wartenberg was a renowned 20^th century neurologist who contributed greatly to our understanding of the neurological examination. This article aims to illustrate his legacy by highlighting five seminal neurological signs.

RESUMO

Robert Wartenberg foi um renomado neurologista do século XX que contribuíu enormemente para o entendimento do exame neurológico. Este artigo tem como objetivo principal ilustrar seu legado, ressaltando cinco sinais neurológicos seminais.

Robert Wartenberg - neurologic examination

Robert Wartenberg - exame neurológico

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