Guillaume duchenne biography of rorys baby
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a neuromuscular progressive disease that affects mainly males....
In 1861 Guillaume B. A. Duchenne (1806-1875), a French GP, refers in one of his publications to a patient he first treated in 1858 with clinical symptoms of DMD.
Guillaume Duchenne de Boulogne
French neurologist (–)
Guillaume-Benjamin-Amand Duchenne (de Boulogne) (September 17, , in Boulogne-sur-Mer – September 15, , in Paris) was a French neurologist who revived Luigi Galvani's research and greatly advanced the science of electrophysiology.
The era of modern neurology developed from Duchenne's understanding of neural pathways and his diagnostic innovations including deep tissue biopsy, nerve conduction tests (NCS), and clinical photography. This extraordinary range of activities (mostly in the Salpêtrière) was achieved against the background of a troubled personal life and a generally indifferent medical and scientific establishment.
Neurology did not exist in France before Duchenne and although many medical historians regard Jean-Martin Charcot as the father of the discipline, Charcot owed much to Duchenne, often acknowledging him as "mon maître en neurologie" (my master in neurology).[1][2][3][