Guillaume-Benjamin Duchenne

Guillaume-Benjamin Amand Duchenne de Boulogne (1806 - 1875)

Guillaume-Benjamin Amand Duchenne de Boulogne (1806-1875) was a French neurologist.


Biography
  • Born 1806
  • Died 1875

Medical Eponyms
Landouzy-Déjérine syndrome

First to describe and publish 9 cases of Landouzy-Déjérine syndrome (facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy) in the third edition of De l’électrisation localisée in 1872: 219-220


Key Medical Attributions

Duchenne smile

duchenne-smile

Controversies

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Biography

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the person behind the name

BA MA (Oxon) MBChB (Edin) FACEM FFSEM. Emergency physician, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. Passion for rugby, medical history, medical education, and asynchronous learning #FOAMed evangelist. Co-founder and CTO of Life in the Fast lane | On Call: Principles and Protocols 4e| Eponyms | Books | Horology

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