Charles Miller Fisher: the 65^th anniversary of the publication of his groundbreaking study “Transient Monocular Blindness Associated with Hemiplegia”

Charles Miller Fisher: 65 anos da publicação de seu estudo inovador “Cegueira monocular transitória associada com hemiplegia”

ABSTRACT

Charles Miller Fisher is considered the father of modern vascular neurology and one of the giants of neurology in the 20^th century. This historical review emphasizes Prof. Fisher's magnificent contribution to vascular neurology and celebrates the 65^th anniversary of the publication of his groundbreaking study, “Transient Monocular Blindness Associated with Hemiplegia.”

Keywords:
transient ischemic attack; amaurosis fugax; hemiplegia