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Manuel Rodríguez GómezManuel Rodríguez Gómez (1928-07-04 – 2006-01-21) was an American neurologist most noted for his work on tuberous sclerosis, a rare genetic disorder. Additional recommended knowledge
LifeManuel Gómez was born in the Spanish city of Minaya in La Mancha. When he was 12 years old, his family moved to Cuba. He received his doctorate in medicine at the Universidad de la Habana in 1952. On his graduation day, he got carried away by the celebration and shouted a protest against the dictator Batista. After spending a few hours under arrest, he left Cuba at night with his mother and siblings. They arrived in the United States without any possessions. He did not see his father again for 32 years. He married Joan A. Stormer in 1954. His four sons have pursued academic and medical careers; one is a neurologist and another a developmental neurobiologist. Serious coronary problems in 1983 led to a heart bypass operation. He died after a long illness with Parkinson's disease. Career
OrganisationsManuel Gómez was a charter member of the American Child Neurology Society, the International Child Neurology Association (ICNA) and the Latin American Academy of Pediatric Neurology. He was honorary member of a number of pediatric and neurology societies, including the Sociedad Española de Neurología (SEN) and Sociedad Española de Neurología Pediátrica (SENP). Awards
Tuberous sclerosisManuel Gómez was most interested in neurocutaneous syndromes, and especially tuberous sclerosis. In 1967 he broke the established wisdom that tuberous sclerosis was defined by Vogt's triad of mental retardation, epilepsy and adenoma sebaceum (a papular facial rash). He co-published a paper showing that about a third of patients had normal intelligence. In 1979, he edited the monograph Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, the first and, for over twenty years, the only textbook on the disease. In it, he established a comprehensive diagnostic criteria for tuberous sclerosis. This book has been translated into Spanish and has been revised twice: in 1988 and 1999. Publications
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