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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2017; 75(04): 255-257
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X20170008
HISTORICAL NOTE

Professor Wadia’s contributions to neurology and spinocerebellar ataxia type 2

A contribuição do professor Wadia à neurologia e a ataxia espinocerebelar tipo 2
Fernando Spina Tensini
1   Universidade Federal do Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Unidade de Distúrbios do Movimento, Serviço de Neurologia, Curitiba PR, Brasil;
,
José Luiz Pedroso
2   Universidade Federal de São Paulo,Divisão de Neurologia Geral e Unidade de Ataxia, Departamento de Neurologia, São Paulo SP, Brasil.
,
Orlando G.P. Barsottini
2   Universidade Federal de São Paulo,Divisão de Neurologia Geral e Unidade de Ataxia, Departamento de Neurologia, São Paulo SP, Brasil.
,
Hélio A. G. Teive
1   Universidade Federal do Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Unidade de Distúrbios do Movimento, Serviço de Neurologia, Curitiba PR, Brasil;
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ABSTRACT

The authors present a historical review of the seminal contributions of Professor N. H. Wadia (1925-2016) to neurology, in particular, the first description of spinocerebellar ataxia type 2.

RESUMO

Os autores apresentam uma revisão histórica sobre a contribuição seminal do Professor N.H. Wadia para a Neurologia, em particular, a primeira descrição mundial da ataxia espinocerebelar tipo 2.

spinocerebellar ataxias - saccades
ataxias espinocerebelares - movimentos sacádicos


Publication History

Received: 13 November 2016

Accepted: 06 December 2016

Article published online:
05 September 2023

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