Brown-Séquard's theory of recovery.
J Hist Neurosci
; 5(1): 34-42, 1996 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
Charles Edouard Brown-Séquard used observation of recovered patients and experimental animals to support his theory of cerebral localization. Recovery theories assume that the nervous system is composed of one organ or many, and that each organ has one function or many. From his own studies as well as others, Brown-Séquard concluded that the brain contained at least nine separate organs, each with a single distinct function, and that each organ is organized, not as a geographically isolated cluster of neurons, but as a widely disseminated network. According to his view, function is not uniformly distributed in an organ. Focal necrosis of part of an organ temporarily inhibits the action of distant, undamaged parts; resolution of this inhibition results in recovery. Using this theory of cerebral localization and recovery, Brown-Séquard practiced an early form of scientific neurology.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças do Sistema Nervoso
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Neurologia
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Hist Neurosci
Assunto da revista:
HISTORIA DA MEDICINA
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NEUROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
1996
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos