Salomón Hakim: the man behind normal pressure hydrocephalus

• Autor(a) principal: PEDRO,Matheus Kahakura Franco
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: SILVA,Joseph Franklin Chenisz da, ROCHA,Samanta Fabricio Blattes da, GERMINIANI,Francisco Manoel Branco, RAMINA,Ricardo, TEIVE,Hélio Afonso Ghizoni, SOUZA,Ricardo Krause Martinez de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2019001000746
• topic: Salomón Hakim; hydrocephalus, normal pressure; ventriculoperitoneal shunt

ABSTRACT The illustrious Colombian Professor Salomón Hakim provided the annals of neurology with one of the most brilliant and original bodies of research on record, developing the concept of normal pressure hydrocephalus, as well as proving that ventricular shunting is an effective treatment. Thus, Professor Hakim proved that some of the dementias, at that time considered senile, could be successfully treated. Here the authors present an historical review of his main contributions, which continue to influence the study of dementia to this day.