Édouard Brissaud | |
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Édouard Brissaud |
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Born | 15 April 1852 Besançon |
Died | 20 December 1909 |
Nationality | France |
Occupation | physician pathologist |
Employer | Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital |
Édouard Brissaud (15 April 1852, Besançon – 20 December 1909) was a French physician and pathologist. He was taught by Jean Martin Charcot at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital.[1][2] He had interests in a number of medical disciplines including motion disturbances, anatomy, neurology and psychiatry. He died of a brain tumour, aged 57.
He has been awarded a large number of eponyms many of which are now rarely used and some were not the dominant eponym in use.