“Stat Rosa Pristina Nomine, Nomina Nuda Tenemus”: The Many Syndromes, Diseases, and Anatomic Structures Bearing Jean-Martin Charcot’s Name

Abstract

The sheer magnitude of Jean-Martin Charcot's contributions to neurology, pathology, psychiatry, and internal medicine has allowed for the common usage of eponyms bearing the master's name in recognition of his work. However, these are so numerous that confusion has naturally arisen concerning the exact nature of each eponym, allowing for different specialists to refer to completely different ailments or symptoms, while using the very same expression. Previous compilations of his eponyms were often incomplete. Therefore, the authors aimed to bring some clarification into the nature and origin of each known eponym with Charcot's name.

Beyond ‘A Clinical Lesson at La Salpêtrière’: a brief assessment of André Brouillet’s other paintings on medical subjects, life, and times

“…By studying Brouillet' s life, his most famous painting, and his oeuvre and its rich historical and social context, modern neurologists may better understand and appreciate the lives and works of not only the painter, but those of Charcot and his pupils, as well as rediscover their influence 16 , and be inspired by the same awe that they felt back in the nineteenth century.…”

Movement disorders in demyelinating disorders: How important is this historical link today?

“…His name has been associated with at least fifteen medical eponyms including Charcot joint (diabetic arthropathy), Charcot's artery (lenticulostriate artery), Charcot's disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), Charcot's triad of acute cholangitis (right upper quadrant pain, jaundice, and fever), and Charcot's neurologic triad for multiple sclerosis (MS) (nystagmus, intentional tremor, and scanning or staccato speech), to name a few. [ 1 ] Reviewing and summarizing previous reports and adding his own clinical and pathological observations, Charcot was the first to identify MS and called the disease sclérose en plaques. He identified three signs of MS, nystagmus, intention tremor, and scanning or staccato speech (dysarthria).…”