Abraão Akerman
Abraão (Abraham) Akerman, Russian-born Brazilian neurosurgeon (Petrograd, Russia 27 February 1908 – Rio de Janeiro 19 July 1985) ACHIEVEMENTS Gained international recognition for his studies concerning central nervous system diseases Described Alajouanine-Akerman ataxic unstable hand With T. A.J. Alajouanine. Attitude de la main dans une poussée monobrachiale astéréognosique de la sclérose en plaques. Rev. Neurol. 1:318-322, 1931. Published with Paulo Niemeyer and Barreto Neto the paper Arterite de célula gigante (Arterite Temporal). Med. Cirurgia e Farm. (Rio de Janeiro) 252:117, 1957, that gained success in United States and USSR. OTHERS Visiting Professor, Mount Sinai School, University of New York
Abel Ayerza
Abel Teodato Ayerza Zabala, Argentine physician (Buenos Aires 21 May 1861 – Buenos Aires 14 July 1918) Authored over 200 medical works Reported Arrillaga-Ayerza syndrome (cardiacos negros) in a lecture at 20 August 1901 ( Arrillaga published a full description of the disease in 1925) Described a variety of policitemia vera or Ayerza disease (1901) SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY Cardiopatia consecutiva a la escarlatina. Ann.Circ.Med. Arg 10:297, 1887 With H.G. Piñero. “Coup de chaleur”. Contribución a su estudio. Rev. Soc.Med. Arg. 7:417-53, 1899 Radiografia del neumotorax. Rev.Soc.Med.Arg (1900) Ulcera gastrica traumatica: hernia diafragmatica. Ann.Cir.Med.Arg 25:426, 1902 With J. Vitón. El sindroma hematico de la ankylostomiasis (1909) Pioneumoquisto. Arch. Med. 97, 1911 Cardiacos negros. Thesis 2536, 1912 Arsenicismo regional endemico (keratodermia y melanodermia combinadas). Bol. Acad. Nac. Med. Bs. Aires 1:11-24, 1918 Quiste hidatidico de mesentério
A. Amaro
Alcides Amaro Verissimo, Brazilian protozoologist (Rio de Janeiro 29 May 1922 – Rio de Janeiro 13 July 1973) Methods in the general biology of the Opalinid Protozoa. Ann. Biol. Teacher 29 (7): 546-51, 1967 Nota prévia sobre um meio para o cultivo de protozoários enterozoicos de anuros. Atas Soc. Biol. Rio de Janeiro 9:13-4, 1965 DESCRIBED PROTOZOAN TAXA Families Nyctotheridae 1972 Sicyaphoridae 1972 Genera Acuminata 1966 Aduncuperistomatus 1968 with Sena Antunesia 1966 Caudicula 1966 Caudiculata 1966 Cornucopioides 1966 Curviperistomatus 1967 with Sena Filliformis 1966 Globoides 1966 Longa 1966 Nipponica 1966 Orientalis 1966 Ovalis 1966 Paucinucleata 1966 Phrynomantidis 1966 Plata 1966 Plurinucleata 1966 Promitotica 1966 Pulchra 1966 Rectiperistomatus 1968 with Sena Recurviperistomatus 1967 with Sena Sigmaperistomatus 1968 with Sena Spinifera 1966 Spiroperistomatus 1968 with Sena Xysteroides 1966