Charcot Constructing Neurology [Hardcover]

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 celebratedmethode anatomo-cliniquethat 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.

'n 1Education of a Physician
2. The Struggle for a Career in Paris Medicine
3. The Development of a Career in Neurology
4. Charcot's Major Neurological Interests
5. Charcot and the Artistry of Neurological Practice
6. Hysteria
7. Fame
8. Charcot's Private Life
9. Charcot's Death and Legacy

The authors...are recognized experts in the history of French neurology...Their collaboration has produced a superb book, the most comprehensive and authoritative work to date on Charcot and his time....Those with an interest in neuroscience or medical history who venture into its pages will not be able to put it down. --The New England Journal of Medicine

This excellent book surveys Charcot's life and career. The three authors have melded their clinical and historical talents to relate Charcot to the France of his time. This work is recommended to anyone interested in the early development of clinical neurology. -l3%