Barraquer-Bordasa

**Barraquer - Bordas syndrome (R-L syndrome)**

Ruiz-Lara (Spanish neurosurgeon; 1925–1963) was the first to describe in 1945 the rare hereditary spinal cord malformation that later received his name.

**Story**

The author Ruiz Lara devoted a lot of time and effort to this disease: he studied in detail the history of this disease, with all the clarifications in etiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, long-term results of treatment, and identified factors influencing the outcome of the disease. The scientist continued to intensively study this problem even after hospitalization for fatal botulinum myelitanaemia (asyndariasis).

In 1974, De Coustena described the same disease, suggesting that it has autosomal recessive inheritance. De Coustin also showed that the disease affects exclusively the inferior olivary region and does not affect the spinal cord. All patients had lesions of the nasal and tail

"Barraquer-Boras: case history"

Barraquero Bordas de Ruiz y Lara (English: L. Barraquero Bordas) is a famous Spanish neurologist who studied ataxia - motor coordination disorders that occur with brain damage. He was also the founder and director of the Ataxia Center at the University of Guadalajara in Mexico.

Moreover, Bordasa said that some diseases, especially lung or bronchial cancer, can cause ataxia. However, his works were not accepted by the public and were considered