Jean Garel (28 March 1852–1931) was a French physician who specialised in the field of
laryngology.
In 1879 he succeeded
Léon Bouveret
Léon Bouveret (27 September 1850 – 1929) was a French internist born in Saint-Julien-sur-Reyssouze, a community in the department of Ain.
After receiving his doctorate in Paris in 1878, he became director of a clinic in Lyon that was run ...
as ''chef de clinique médicale'' to the Faculté de médecine at Lyon. In 1881 he became a titular member of the ''Société des sciences médicales'' in Lyon.
[Prosopo]
Sociétés savantes de France His name is associated with "Garel's sign", a
medical sign involving
dysphagia located in the
tonsils and posterior
fauces, if persistent for more than three weeks, it is usually of
syphilitic
Syphilis () is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium ''Treponema pallidum'' subspecies ''pallidum''. The signs and symptoms of syphilis vary depending in which of the four stages it presents (primary, secondary, latent, and ...
origin.
Selected works
* ''Note sur un nouveau cas de névrome plexiforme (Lu à la Société des sciences médicales de Lyon)'', (1877); Note on a new case of plexiform
neuroma
A neuroma (; plural: neuromata or neuromas) is a growth or tumor of nerve tissue. Neuromas tend to be benign (i.e. not cancerous); many nerve tumors, including those that are commonly malignant, are nowadays referred to by other terms.
Neuroma ...
.
* ''Recherches cliniques et statistiques sur la valeur de l'asymétrie faciale dans le diagnostic de l'épilepsie'', (1878); Clinical research and statistics on the value of
facial asymmetry
Facial symmetry is one specific measure of bodily symmetry. Along with traits such as averageness and youthfulness it influences judgments of aesthetic traits of physical attractiveness and beauty. For instance, in mate selection, people have be ...
in the diagnosis of
epilepsy.
* ''De la Gymnastique vocale dans le traitement de la voix eunuchoïde et de l'aphonie hystérique'', (1887);
Voice therapy
Voice therapy consists of techniques and procedures that target vocal parameters, such as vocal fold closure, pitch, volume, and quality. This therapy is provided by speech-language pathologists and is primarily used to aid in the management of v ...
in the treatment of
eunuchoid voice and hysterical
aphonia
Aphonia is defined as the inability to produce voiced sound. Damage to the nerve may be the result of surgery (e.g., thyroidectomy) or a tumor.
Aphonia means "no sound". In other words, a person with this disorder has lost their voice.
Causes
...
,
* ''Atlas stéréoscopique d'anatomie du nez et du larynx (anatomie normale et pathologique)'', (1897, with
Frédéric Justin Collet
Frédéric Justin Collet (28 April 1870 – 1966) was a French pathologist and otolaryngologist.
He studied medicine in Lyon, where he had as instructors Raphaël Lépine (1851–1919), and Antonin Poncet (1849–1913). In 1894 he obtained his ...
); Stereoscopic atlas of anatomy of the nose and
larynx
The larynx (), commonly called the voice box, is an organ in the top of the neck involved in breathing, producing sound and protecting the trachea against food aspiration. The opening of larynx into pharynx known as the laryngeal inlet is about ...
(normal and
pathological anatomy).
* ''Diagnostic et traitement des maladies du nez, "rhinoscopie"'', (1897); Diagnostics and treatment of maladies of the nose (
rhinoscopy
A Rhinoscope (or Nasoscope) is a thin, tube-like instrument used to examine the inside of the nose. A rhinoscope has a light and a lens for viewing and may have a tool to remove tissue.
Types
Rhinoscopy is performed by two procedures.
* Anterio ...
).
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References
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1852 births
1931 deaths
Physicians from Lyon
Academic staff of the University of Lyon
French otolaryngologists