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Charles Lasègue

French psychiatrist (1816-1883) · France · Doctors · Died at 66

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Ernest-Charles Lasègue was a French physician that released over one hundred scientific papers. He became recognized in the mid-19th century from his work in the fields of psychiatry and neurology. He published many of his works in a journal called Archives Générales de Médecine, in which he was an editor.

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Knight of the Legion of Honour
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Ernest-Charles Lasègue was a French physician that released over one hundred scientific papers. He became recognized in the mid-19th century from his work in the fields of psychiatry and neurology. He published many of his works in a journal called Archives Générales de Médecine, in which he was an editor. A few of his major contributions consisted of his work with delusions of persecutions, a concept coined "folie à deux," and his description of hysterical anorexia. Aside from his publications, he worked various jobs before becoming the Chair of Clinical Medicine at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital. He remained positioned there until dying at the age of 66 due to complications from diabetes.

Country
France
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1816 to 1883 · aged 66

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