Apraxia; Hugo Liepmann; Kurt Goldstein; Neurosurgery history; Supplementary motor area; Wilder Penfield; Apraxias/pathology; Apraxias/physiopathology; Corpus Callosum/pathology; Corpus Callosum/physiopathology; Female; History, 20th Century; Humans; Male; Motor Cortex/pathology; Motor Cortex/physiopathology; Apraxias; Corpus Callosum; Motor Cortex; Surgery; Neurology (clinical)
Abstract :
[en] Hand function and apraxia are equally relevant to neurosurgeons: as a symptom, as well as through the functional anatomy of "praxis" which underlies the dexterity needed for neurosurgical practice. The supplementary motor area is crucial for its understanding. Historically, Hugo Liepmann dominated the apraxia debate at the beginning of the twentieth century, a debate that has remained influential until today. Kurt Goldstein, a contemporary of Liepmann, is regularly mentioned as the first to have described the alien hand syndrome in 1909. Wilder Penfield was a key figure in exploring the role of the fronto-mesial cortex in human motor control and coined the term "supplementary motor area". It was Goldstein who not only contributed substantially to the apraxia debate more than 100 years ago; he also established the link between the dysfunction of the fronto-mesial cortex and abnormal higher motor control in humans.
Disciplines :
Surgery Neurology
Author, co-author :
Joswig, Holger ; Department of Neurosurgery, Ernst von Bergmann Hospital, HMU Health and Medical University Potsdam, Charlottenstraße 72, 14467, Potsdam, Germany. holger.joswig@gmail.com
Surbeck, Werner; Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Scholtes, Félix ; Université de Liège - ULiège > GIGA > GIGA Neurosciences - Nervous system disorders and therapy ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Neuro-anatomie ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > > Service de neurochirurgie
Dr. Holger Joswig received speaker honoraria from UCB Canada and travel grants from Medtronic. The other authors certify that they have no affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest (such as honoraria; educational grants; participation in speakers’ bureaus; membership, employment, consultancies, stock ownership, or other equity interest; and expert testimony or patent-licensing arrangements), or non-financial interest (such as personal or professional relationships, affiliations, knowledge or beliefs) in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.
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