May 10 – On This Day in Medical History
Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with May 10.
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Births
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Deaths
1917 – Louis Théophile Joseph Landouzy (1845-1917), French neurologist; described Landouzy-Dejerine syndrome (1884), Landouzy syndrome (1875), and Landouzy-Grasset law (1879)
2010 – Robert Bruce Salter (1924-2010), Canadian surgeon; described Salter-Harris Classification (1963) and Salter operation (innominate osteotomy for congenital dislocation of the hip)
2025 – Charlotte Dravet (1936-2025), French paediatric psychiatrist and epileptologist; described Dravet Syndrome (1978)
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