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Charcot et Babinski: au-delà de la simple relation professeur-élève

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Rami Massie
Rami Massie*
Affiliation:
Université McGill, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Charcot and Babinski: beyond a simple teacher-student relationship. Jean-Martin Charcot (18251893) is now considered to be the father of clinical neurology in France. He trained a generation of eminent neurologists, among them Joseph Babinski, with whom he had a special relationship. Babinski was undoubtedly Charcot's favorite pupil and they enjoyed an excellent collaboration at la Salpétrière. Even though both men felt tremendous respect for each other, it is sad that this relationship may, in one instance, have been detrimental to Babinski. This is probably the reason why Bouchard denied him full professorship, a decision with eventual consequences for both men. In spite of this, the neurologist of Polish origin held his master in tremendous admiration, even as he pursued Charcot's research on hysteria after his death. Even though Babinski eventually contradicted his master on many fundamental issues, it did not affect his devotion to him. The relationship between the two men can be considered as more than a simple relationship between a teacher and his pupil and may be compared to a father-son relationship, which is a reminder of the original model of Hippocratic teaching.

Type
Historical Neuroscience
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 31 , Issue 3 , August 2004 , pp. 422 - 426
Copyright
Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2004

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