Dsir-Magloire Bourneville and his contributions to pediatric neurology

Abstract: Dsir-Magloire Bourneville ought to be thought of as the father of Pediatric Neurology for his significant contributions to the field. He worked as a physician, politician, writer, and editor. He was the first to describe the autosomal dominant genetic condition known as tuberous sclerosis complex, after conducting an autopsy on a young female patient, where the main finding in the central nervous system was multiple dense tubers. The patient had refractory epilepsy and intellectual disability. His work was based on the study of epilepsy and idiocy, and he was also an advocate of public health and social medicine education; creating day hospital programs for children with this type of neurologic disease.
Dsir-Magloire Bourneville debera ser considerado como el padre de la Neurologa Peditrica por sus importantes contribuciones en este campo. Trabaj como mdico, poltico, escritor y editor. Hizo las primeras descripciones de la condicin gentica autosmica dominante conocida como Complejo de esclerosis tuberosa, despus de realizar una autopsia en una paciente joven, en la que el principal hallazgo en el sistema nervioso central fueron mltiples lesiones tipo tubrculos. La paciente tena epilepsia refractaria y discapacidad intelectual como sntomas asociados. Su trabajo se bas en el estudio de la epilepsia y la idiotez, a su vez fue un defensor de salud pblica y la educacin en medicina social; creando programas de hospital diurno para nios con diferentes tipos de enfermedades neurolgicas.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Dsir-Magloire Bourneville y sus aportes a la neurologa peditrica
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Dsir-Magloire Bourneville and his contributions to pediatric neurology ; volume:77 ; number:04 ; year:2019 ; pages:289-291 ; Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria ; 77, Heft 04 (2019), 289-291

Contributors, Places and Time

• Contributor: Gmez-Lpez, Mariana Teresa ; Palacios-Snchez, Leonardo ; Meerbeke, Alberto Vlez van ; Botero-Meneses, Juan Sebastin

Further information

• DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X20190009
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023100510362997281676
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 14.08.2025, 10:57 AM CEST