posted on 2019-10-30, 02:51authored byMatheus Kahakura Franco PEDRO, Joseph Franklin Chenisz da SILVA, Samanta Fabricio Blattes da ROCHA, Francisco Manoel Branco GERMINIANI, Ricardo RAMINA, Hélio Afonso Ghizoni TEIVE, Ricardo Krause Martinez de SOUZA
ABSTRACT The illustrious Colombian Professor Salomón Hakim provided the annals of neurology with one of the most brilliant and original bodies of research on record, developing the concept of normal pressure hydrocephalus, as well as proving that ventricular shunting is an effective treatment. Thus, Professor Hakim proved that some of the dementias, at that time considered senile, could be successfully treated. Here the authors present an historical review of his main contributions, which continue to influence the study of dementia to this day.