Pittella José Eymard Homem
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Anatomía Patológica e Medicina Legal, Belo Horizonte MG, Brasil.
Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2018 Dec;76(12):853-856. doi: 10.1590/0004-282X20180137.
Gaspar Vianna is considered one of the great names in Medicine and Science in Brazil. Yet, little prominence has been given to his studies in Neuropathology. He was the first to describe, in 1911, the histopathology and pathogenesis of chagasic encephalitis in the acute phase of Chagas disease, as well as the intracellular life cycle of Trypanosoma cruzi. Over 100 years have elapsed and Gaspar Vianna's pioneering study remains an example of a meticulous and still up-to-date description of central nervous system involvement in the acute phase of Chagas disease.
加斯帕尔·维亚纳被认为是巴西医学和科学界的伟大人物之一。然而，他在神经病理学方面的研究却鲜为人知。1911年，他首次描述了恰加斯病急性期恰加斯性脑炎的组织病理学和发病机制，以及克氏锥虫的细胞内生命周期。100多年过去了，加斯帕尔·维亚纳的开创性研究仍然是对恰加斯病急性期中枢神经系统受累情况进行细致入微且至今仍不过时描述的典范。
