The pyramidal syndrome and the pyramidal tract: a brief historical note / A síndrome piramidal e o feixe piramidal: breve nota histórica

ABSTRACT

The discovery of the pyramidal syndrome and tract is briefly reviewed with emphasis on a few key historical aspects. The pursuit of the relationship between the lateralized deficits resulting from contralateral head trauma begins in the fourth century BC with the Hippocratic School and continues until the present day.

RESUMO

Os autores fazem uma breve nota histórica da síndrome piramidal e do feixe piramidal no homem. Os achados de deficiências motoras decorrentes de traumatismo craniano começam a partir do século IV AC com o pai da medicina Hipócrates (460-377) e vão até os dias atuais.