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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2017; 75(10): 754-756
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X20170128
Historical Note

Charles Miller Fisher: the 65th anniversary of the publication of his groundbreaking study “Transient Monocular Blindness Associated with Hemiplegia”

Charles Miller Fisher: 65 anos da publicação de seu estudo inovador “Cegueira monocular transitória associada com hemiplegia”
Tiago Fernando Souza de Araújo
1   Universidade Federal do Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Neurologia, Curitiba PR, Brasil
,
Marcos Lange
1   Universidade Federal do Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Neurologia, Curitiba PR, Brasil
,
Viviane H. Zétola
1   Universidade Federal do Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Neurologia, Curitiba PR, Brasil
,
Ayrton Massaro
2   Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Instituto do Cérebro do Rio Grande do Sul, Unidade de Pesquisa de AVC, Porto Alegre RS, Brasil
3   Hospital Sírio Libanês, São Paulo SP, Brasil
,
Hélio A. G. Teive
1   Universidade Federal do Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Neurologia, Curitiba PR, Brasil
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ABSTRACT

Charles Miller Fisher is considered the father of modern vascular neurology and one of the giants of neurology in the 20th century. This historical review emphasizes Prof. Fisher's magnificent contribution to vascular neurology and celebrates the 65th anniversary of the publication of his groundbreaking study, “Transient Monocular Blindness Associated with Hemiplegia.”

RESUMO

Charles Miller Fisher é considerado o pai da neurologia vascular moderna, e um dos gigantes da neurologia no século XX. Esta revisão histórica enfatiza a magnífica contribuição de Miller Fisher na neurologia vascular, particularmente com a celebração dos 65 anos de publicação do seu estudo inovador intitulado “Cegueira monocular transitória associada com hemiplegia”.

Keywords:

transient ischemic attack - amaurosis fugax - hemiplegia

Palavras-chave:

ataque isquêmico transitório - amaurose fugaz - hemiplegia


Publication History

Received: 09 July 2017

Accepted: 12 July 2017

Article published online:
04 September 2023

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