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Overview"The 19th Century brought many medical advances and discoveries in neurology, with the famed Parisian La Salpêtrière hospital at its center. Medical giants such as Jean-Martin Charcot, Joseph Babinski, and even for a short time Sigmund Freud, walked these halls, so it is a wonder that, an equal among these men, very little exists in the literature on Georges Gilles de la Tourette.This biography is the first comprehensive volume to delve into the life, scholarship, writing, and hobbies of the famed doctor. In Part One, we learn Georges' family history, follow his schooling and mentorship under Charcot, travel to the Worlds Fair of 1900, evade an attempted assassination, all before succumbing to death by syphilis. Part Two provides an in-depth analysis of his neurological and psychiatric works, notably the epynomous neurological disorder that will forever remain ""Tourette's Syndrome."" Part Three looks at the lighter side of Georges, inspecting his favorite past-times as poet, historian, and art critic. Part Four brings an extensive bibliography of Georges' complete body of work. Author Olivier Walusinski pulls together unpublished family archives, Georges' correspondence with the Parisian journalist Georges Montorgueil, journal articles, and police archives to shed an original light on the famed doctor's life and lasting legacy. These archives have never before been studied or made available to the public, making this one of the first and most comprehensive biographies available and a must-have for any medical library." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Olivier Walusinski, MD (Professor, Professor)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 16.40cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 24.20cm Weight: 0.854kg ISBN: 9780190636036ISBN 10: 0190636033 Pages: 504 Publication Date: 03 January 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPart 1 (Life) Chapter 1 or Introduction: Gilles de la Tourette, a familiar name, a misunderstood illness, a forgotten man Chapter 2: Origins and Family Life Chapter 3: Education, Medical Studies, Medical Practice Chapter 4: Secretary, Colleague, and Friend of Jean-Martin Charcot Chapter 5: The Assassination Attempt Chapter 6: Glimpses of Gilles de la Tourette's Personality: Hospital Life and the Driout Scandal Chapter 7: Gilles de la Tourette, Chief Physician for the 1900 World's Fair in Paris Chapter 8: A Sad End: Eclipse, Twilight, and Death Part 2 (Medical Writings DS Fame) Chapter 9: Doctoral Thesis Chapter 10: Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome Chapter 11: Vibratory Medicine and Therapeutic Suspension Techniques Chapter 12: L'hypnotisme et les etats analogues (Hypnotism and Analogous States) Chapter 13: Clinical and Therapeutic Treatise on Hysteria: Hysterie normale Chapter 14: Clinical and Therapeutic Treatise on Hysteria: Paroxysmic Hysteria Part 3 (Writer and Polemicist) Chapter 15: S ur Jeanne des Anges, superieure des Ursulines de Loudun ((Sister Jeanne of the Angels, Superior of the Ursuline Convent in Loudun) Chapter 16: Theophraste Renaudot (1586-1653), Gilles de la Tourette's Hero Chapter 17: Gilles de la Tourette, Commentator for La Revue Hebdomadaire, 1892-1900 Chapter 18: Correspondence between Octave Lebesgue, Known as Georges Montorgueil, and Gilles de la Tourette Chapter 19: Gilles de la Tourette, a poet Part 4 (Bibliography) Chapter 20: Recapitulative List of all Gilles de la Tourette's PublicationsReviewsWalusinski's scholarly and thorough account is destined to become the definitive text on the life and times of a man whose colourful personality more than made up for his less than brilliant academic achievement. * A J Lees, Brain * Author InformationOlivier Walusinski is a historian of medicine who has been invested in the history of neurology. He has authored many articles and book chapters on the subject. He was allowed access to the Gilles de la Tourette family archive and has compiled a thourough history of the famous physician. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |