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DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1806921
How great was the influence of his origins and descendants on Charcot's behaviors?
Abstract
The authors briefly present important data about Professor Charcot's genealogy, discussing possible influences of his family history on his behavior, his personality, and the implications for his brilliant scientific career and professional success. This article adds some data that was ignored in previous biographies.
Keywords
History of Medicine - Neurology - Genealogy and Heraldry - Jean-Martin Charcot - History, 19th CenturyAuthors' Contributions
Conceptualization: HAGT; Investigation: HAGT, LC, CHFC, GLF, OW; Data curation: HAGT, LC, CHFC, GLF, OW; Visualization: HAGT; Supervision: HAGT; Writing – original draft: HAGT; Writing – review & editing: LC, CHFC, GLF, OW.
Editor-in-Chief: Ayrton Roberto Massaro.
Associate Editor: Ethel Mizrahy Cuperschmid.
Publication History
Received: 17 September 2024
Accepted: 10 December 2024
Article published online:
09 May 2025
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Hélio A. Ghizoni Teive, Léo Coutinho, Carlos Henrique Ferreira Camargo, Gustavo L. Franklin, Olivier Walusinsi. How great was the influence of his origins and descendants on Charcot's behaviors?. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2025; 83: s00451806921.
DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1806921
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