Jean-Martin Charcot

Jean-Martin Charcot (; ; 29 November 1825 – 16 August 1893) was a French neurologist and professor of anatomical pathology.  He was known as "the founder of modern neurology".Lamberty (2007), p. 5 He discovered many diseases such as Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and Charcot disease (better known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, motor neurone disease, or Lou Gehrig disease).

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