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Sep 29, 1874 11th arrondissement of Paris, Île de France, France Died on 16 Sep 1938 (aged 63)
French neurologist
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About Octave Crouzon
- Louis Edouard Octave Crouzon (1874–1938), was a French neurologist born in Paris.
- He received his doctorate from the University of Paris, where he studied under Paul Georges Dieulafoy (1839–1911), Joseph Babinski (1857–1932) and Pierre Marie (1853–1940).
- During his medical career, he was associated with the Hôtel-Dieu de Paris and Salpêtrière Hospital.Crouzon specialized in hereditary neurological diseases, especially spinocerebellar ataxia.
- He did extensive work associated with cervical and lumbar spine deformities, and conducted studies of chronic rheumatic and arthritic disorders.
- Crouzon was the first to describe a condition he called "craniofacial dysostosis", defined as a genetic branchial arch disorder that results in abnormal facial features.
- Today this condition is known as Crouzon's syndrome.For his entire career, Crouzon was interested in psychology, particularly in the work of Pierre Janet (1859-1947), whom Crouzon considered a major influence.During his career, he was president of the Société Neurologique de Paris (Neurological Society of Paris) and secretary of the journal Revue Neurologique.
