Joseph Babinski : a biography / Jacques Philippon, Jacques Poirier.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Babinski's life and times -- A complex and captivating personality -- The Babinski and their Polish roots -- The Babinski circle -- The competitive examinations -- His revered teachers -- Babinski and the Anatomical Society -- Babinski, head of a department at La Pitié -- The affectionate admiration of his students -- The Babinski papers -- The reflexes and the sign / written in collaboration with Phillipe Ricou -- Cerebellar and vestibular symptomatology / written in collaboration with Philippe Ricou -- Babinski and the birth of French neurosurgery -- Babinski as therapist -- Pithiatism versus hysteria / by Christian Derouesné -- Neurology in the time of Babinski -- Babinski's public image.

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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 gastronome Ali-Bab to the Babinski circle, his friends, his colleagues and his disciples, the reader will find a refreshing perspective on a particularly fascinating period in French medicine. His scientific contribution is analyzed in detail, with for the first time a complete bibliography of his public.

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