Eugène Devic, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Eugène Devic

French neurologist

Date of Birth: 24-Oct-1858

Place of Birth: 4th arrondissement of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1930

Profession: physician, neurologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Eugène Devic

  • Eugène Devic (October 24, 1858 – 1930) was a French neurologist who was a native of Lyon. He studied medicine in Lyon under internist Léon Bouveret (1850-1929).
  • Later he was associated with the "Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse" and the "Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon".Devic performed research of numerous neurological disorders, including infantile chorea, cerebral glioma and tumors of the corpus callosum.
  • He was also involved with studies of typhoid fever and mental aspects associated with the disease.In 1894 Devic and his student Fernand Gault described a rare nervous condition that affected the spinal cord and optic nerves that resembled multiple sclerosis.
  • Today this disorder is referred to as Devic's disease or neuromyelitis optica (NMO).

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