Charcot: Constructing Neurology (Hardcover, Reissue)

Christopher G. Goetz, Michel Bonduelle, Toby Gelfand

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In the second half of the 19th century, Paris became an international center for neurological studies largely because of Jean-Martin Charcot and his Salpetriere School. Charcot was named Professor of Diseases of the Nervous System at the University of Paris in 1882, and thus helped institutionalize neurology as a medical specialty. By then he had already published widely and had assembled a team of research specialists and students who approached the study of the nervous system through the celebrated methode anatomo-clinique that correlated specific neurological signs with discrete lesions in the central nervous system. Pushing beyond the bounds of anatomical study, Charcot went on to study hysteria, attracting both scientific and social notoriety.
This book provides the best account of the life and contributions of Jean-Martin Charcot. It gives a fascinating picture of the man and his milieu, and clearly defines his role in establishing the new medical specialty of clinical neurology.

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Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 1996
First published:	1995
Authors:	Christopher G. Goetz (Professor of Neurological Sciences) • Michel Bonduelle (Professor of Neurology) • Toby Gelfand (Professor, Hannah Chair of the History of Medicine)
Dimensions:	241 x 161 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	412
Edition:	Reissue
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-507643-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Neurology & clinical neurophysiology Books > Biography > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-507643-5
Barcode:	9780195076431