Joseph Babinski : a Biography.

The life and work of Joseph Babinski (1857-1932) has been revisited by two French physicians whose enthusiasm for the subject is reflected in the depth and breadth of documentary sources. From Babinski's Polish roots, his father (an intrepid revolutionist, his brother(the gold miner and famous...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Philippon, Jacques
Other Authors: Poirer, Jacques
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, USA, 2008.
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents; 1 Babinski's Life and Times; 2 A Complex and Captivating Personality; 3 The Babinskis and Their Polish Roots; 4 The Babinski Circle; 5 The Competitive Examinations; 6 His Revered Teachers; 7 Babinski and the Anatomical Society; 8 Babinski, Head of a Department at La Pitié; 9 The Affectionate Admiration of His Students; 10 The Babinski Papers; 11 The Reflexes and the Sign; 12 Cerebellar and Vestibular Symptomatology; 13 Babinski and the Birth of French Neurosurgery; 14 Babinski as Therapist; 15 Pithiatism Versus Hysteria; 16 Neurology in the Time of Babinski.
  • 17 Babinski's Public ImageBibliography; Index.