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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2020; 78(12): 811-814
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X20200116
History of Neurology

Jules Bernard Luys: from a description of the subthalamic nucleus to hypnotism

Jules Bernard Luys: da descrição do núcleo subtalâmico ao hipnotismo
Alex Tiburtino MEIRA 
1   Univerisdade Federal da Paraíba, Departamento de Medicina Interna, João Pessoa PB, Brazil.
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Anieli Fagiani PRODÓSSIMO 
2   Universidade Federal do Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Neurologia, Setor de Distúrbios do Movimento, Curitiba PR, Brazil.
,
Gabriel Sampaio FROEHNER 
2   Universidade Federal do Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Neurologia, Setor de Distúrbios do Movimento, Curitiba PR, Brazil.
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Gustavo Leite FRANKLIN 
2   Universidade Federal do Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Neurologia, Setor de Distúrbios do Movimento, Curitiba PR, Brazil.
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Murilo Sousa DE MENESES 
3   Hospital Ecoville, Instituto de Neurologia de Curitiba, Curitiba PR, Brazil.
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Renato Puppi MUNHOZ 
4   University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Movement Disorders Centre, Toronto ON, Canada.
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Hélio Afonso Ghizoni TEIVE 
2   Universidade Federal do Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Neurologia, Setor de Distúrbios do Movimento, Curitiba PR, Brazil.
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ABSTRACT

The authors review the role of Jules Bernard Luys in the discovery of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) over 150 years ago. The relationships between the STN and movement disorders, particularly hemiballismus and Parkinson’s disease, are well known. The academic life of Jules Bernard Luys can be divided into two periods: a brilliant start as a neuroanatomist, culminating in the discovery of the STN, followed by a second period marked by a shift in his academic activity and an increased interest in topics such as hysteria, hypnotism and, eventually, esotericism.

RESUMO

Os autores revisam o papel de Jules Bernard Luys na descoberta do núcleo subtalâmico (NST) há mais de 150 anos. As relações da NST com distúrbios do movimento, em particular o hemibalismo e a doença de Parkinson, são bem conhecidas. A vida acadêmica de Jules Bernard Luys pode ser dividida em duas fases: a primeira, um brilhante começo de sua carreira como neuroanatomista, culminando na descoberta do NST, seguido por um segundo período marcado por uma mudança em sua atividade acadêmica, e maior interesse em tópicos como histeria, hipnotismo e finalmente esoterismo.

Keywords:

Subthalamic nucleus - Basal Ganglia Diseases - Movement Disorders - Dyskinesias

Palavras-chave:

Núcleo Subtalâmico - Doenças dos Gânglios da Base - Transtornos dos Movimentos - Discinesias

Author's contribution:

ATM, AFP, GSF, GLF, MSM, RPM, HAGT: conceptualization, investigation, supervision, validation, writing original draft, writing review, editing. ATM, MSM: figure acquisition.




Publication History

Received: 09 June 2020

Accepted: 06 July 2020

Article published online:
07 June 2023

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