... of neurology Albert Pitres Jean-Martin Charcot Bordeaux Cerebral localization Hypnotism Jean Marie Marcel Albert Pitres was born in Bordeaux on August 26, 1848. He was the son of Jean Adolphe Pitres (1804–1880), landowner, and Madeleine Coraly Rousseille (1820–1892), grocer. He was a college...

...Léo Coutinho; Olivier Walusinski; Andrew J. Lees; Hélio A.G. Teive Jean-Martin Charcot was one of the most influential physicians of the nineteenth century and is now rightly considered the father of Neurology. The aim of this paper was to review and describe Charcot’s close relationships...

...Fábio A. Nascimento; Carlos Henrique Ferreira Camargo; Olivier Walusinski; Hélio Afonso Ghizoni Teive Jean-Martin Charcot, one of the most brilliant neurologists in history, was a man of few words and few gestures. He had an impenetrable and unmovable face and was described as being austere...

...Matheus Kahakura Franco Pedro; Thiago Ferreira Simões De Souza The sheer magnitude of Jean-Martin Charcot’s contributions to neurology, pathology, psychiatry, and internal medicine has allowed for the common usage of eponyms bearing the master’s name in recognition of his work. However...

... were conducted only in the second part of the 18th century, although some studies on somnambulism as sleep disorders were published at the beginning of the 1700s [ 17 ]. Cinema Hypnosis Robert Wiene Jean-Martin Charcot Hippolyte Bernheim Sleepwalking History The year 2020 marks...

...Olivier Walusinski Victor Burq (1822–1884) is closely associated with a therapy named “burquism” by Jean-Martin Charcot, which was used in treating hysteria, especially hysteric anesthesia and paralysis, by applying metals, mainly copper, to affected zones. In 1876, Charcot, Luys, and Dumontpallier...

...Olivier Walusinski Jean-Martin Charcot’s reputation remains that of a physician who took little interest in treatments for the neurological diseases he did much to identify. After reviewing the limited number of medicinal remedies of slight effectiveness at Charcot’s disposal, we analyze...

... for a painting he presented at the ‘Salon des Indépendants’ in 1887, entitled ‘Une leçon clinique à La Salpêtrière’ (A clinical lesson at La Salpêtrière) [ 1,2 ]. The central figure is Jean-Martin Charcot (1825–1893), who occupied the first Chair of Neurology created for him in 1882. Charcot is conducting one...

...Julien Bogousslavsky; Olivier Walusinski; Thierry Moulin While Alfred Vulpian (1826–1887) is not completely forgotten, he cannot match the uninterrupted celebrity which Jean-Martin Charcot (1825–1893) still enjoys today. After becoming interne (residents) at the same institute in 1848, both were...