Jean Landry (physician)
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Jean Baptiste Octave Landry de Thézillat (b. October 10, 1826 – d. October 1865) was a French
physician
and medical researcher. He is credited with discovering the paralytic
disease Guillain-Barré syndrome
(also known as Landry's ascending paralysis, but commonly known for Georges Guillain
and Jean Alexandre Barré
, who did later research on it.)
He was born in Limoges
, Haute-Vienne
in 1826, and became a doctor because it was the profession of his uncle. In the 1850s, he treated victims of Cholera in Oise
, a French department, and was involved in disease research from then on. In 1857, he married Claire Giustigniani (born 1832 – d. 1901), who lived on for 36 years after his death. In 1859, he documented ten cases (five of his own, five he read about,) of the disease, and termed them ascending paralysis. He noted three different forms:
He died in Paris
in 1865, having caught cholera from patients he was treating.
France
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physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
and medical researcher. He is credited with discovering the paralytic
Paralysis
Paralysis is loss of muscle function for one or more muscles. Paralysis can be accompanied by a loss of feeling in the affected area if there is sensory damage as well as motor. A study conducted by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, suggests that about 1 in 50 people have been diagnosed...
disease Guillain-Barré syndrome
Guillain-Barré syndrome
Guillain–Barré syndrome , sometimes called Landry's paralysis, is an acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy , a disorder affecting the peripheral nervous system. Ascending paralysis, weakness beginning in the feet and hands and migrating towards the trunk, is the most typical symptom...
(also known as Landry's ascending paralysis, but commonly known for Georges Guillain
Georges Guillain
Georges Charles Guillain was a French neurologist born in Rouen.He studied medicine in Rouen and Paris, where he learned clinical education at several hospitals. He developed an interest in neurology, and his first important scientific work involved lesions of the plexus brachialis...
and Jean Alexandre Barré
Jean Alexandre Barré
Jean Alexandre Barré , French neurologist, worked in 1916 on the identification of the Guillain-Barré syndrome....
, who did later research on it.)
He was born in Limoges
Limoges
Limoges |Limousin]] dialect of Occitan) is a city and commune, the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and the administrative capital of the Limousin région in west-central France....
, Haute-Vienne
Haute-Vienne
Haute-Vienne is a French department named after the Vienne River. It is one of three departments that together constitute the French region of Limousin.The chief and largest city is Limoges...
in 1826, and became a doctor because it was the profession of his uncle. In the 1850s, he treated victims of Cholera in Oise
Oise
Oise is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise.-History:Oise is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
, a French department, and was involved in disease research from then on. In 1857, he married Claire Giustigniani (born 1832 – d. 1901), who lived on for 36 years after his death. In 1859, he documented ten cases (five of his own, five he read about,) of the disease, and termed them ascending paralysis. He noted three different forms:
- "Ascending paralysis without sensory signs or symptoms.
- Ascending paralysis with concomitant anaesthesia and analgesia.
- Progressing generalised disorder with paralysis and sensory signs."
He died in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
in 1865, having caught cholera from patients he was treating.