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Henri Charles Jules Claude (31 March 1869 – 29 November 1945) was a French
psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry, the branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, study, and treatment of mental disorders. Psychiatrists are physicians and evaluate patients to determine whether their sy ...
and
neurologist
Neurology (from el, νεῦρον (neûron), "string, nerve" and the suffix -logia, "study of") is the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of conditions and disease involving the brain, the spinal c ...
born in
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
.
He studied medicine under
Charles-Joseph Bouchard (1837-1915), and was an assistant to
Fulgence Raymond
Fulgence Raymond (29 September 1844 – 28 September 1910) was a French neurologist born in Saint-Christophe-sur-le-Nais, Indre-et-Loire.
Originally trained as a veterinarian, he later studied human medicine under Alfred Vulpian (1826–1887) in ...
(1844-1910) at the
Salpêtrière Hospital. From 1922 until 1939, he served as chair of mental illness and brain diseases at the
Hôpital Sainte-Anne in Paris, where he was succeeded by
Maxime Laignel-Lavastine.
Henri Claude played a leading role in introducing
Freudian
Sigmund Freud ( , ; born Sigismund Schlomo Freud; 6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating and treating pathologies explained as originating in conflicts i ...
theories of
psychoanalysis
PsychoanalysisFrom Greek: + . is a set of theories and therapeutic techniques"What is psychoanalysis? Of course, one is supposed to answer that it is many things — a theory, a research method, a therapy, a body of knowledge. In what might b ...
into French psychiatry. He was responsible for the creation of the first laboratory of
psychotherapy
Psychotherapy (also psychological therapy, talk therapy, or talking therapy) is the use of psychological methods, particularly when based on regular personal interaction, to help a person change behavior, increase happiness, and overcome pro ...
and psychoanalysis at the school of medicine at the
University of Paris
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, motto = ''Hic et ubique terrarum'' (Latin)
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.
His name is lent to the eponymous "
Claude syndrome", which is a
midbrain
The midbrain or mesencephalon is the forward-most portion of the brainstem and is associated with vision, hearing, motor control, sleep and wakefulness, arousal (alertness), and temperature regulation. The name comes from the Greek ''mesos'', " ...
syndrome characterized by
oculomotor palsy on the side of the
lesion
A lesion is any damage or abnormal change in the tissue of an organism, usually caused by disease or trauma. ''Lesion'' is derived from the Latin "injury". Lesions may occur in plants as well as animals.
Types
There is no designated classifi ...
and
ataxia
Ataxia is a neurological sign consisting of lack of voluntary coordination of muscle movements that can include gait abnormality, speech changes, and abnormalities in eye movements. Ataxia is a clinical manifestation indicating dysfunction of ...
on the opposite side. Also "Claude's
hyperkinesis sign" is named after him — a
medical sign
Signs and symptoms are the observed or detectable signs, and experienced symptoms of an illness, injury, or condition. A sign for example may be a higher or lower temperature than normal, raised or lowered blood pressure or an abnormality showin ...
used to describe reflex movements of
paretic muscles elicited by painful stimuli.
Literature
References
Scottish Medical JournalClaude's Syndrome
Answers.comHenri Claude
1869 births
1945 deaths
French neurologists
French psychiatrists
Physicians from Paris
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