Maurice Klippel

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Maurice Klippel

Maurice Klippel (born May 30, 1858 in Mulhouse in Alsace , † July 20, 1942 in Vevey , Switzerland ) was a French neurologist and psychiatrist .

Life

Maurice Klippel studied medicine in Paris. In 1884 he became an assistant doctor and received his doctorate in 1889. In 1901 he became a hospital doctor. In the same year he became a senior physician at the Hospice Debrousse . In 1902 he received the post of head of department for internal medicine at the Hôpital Tenon .

Klippel was considered a hardworking writer, known for his neurological and psychiatric publications. He covered a wide range of medical topics including histology, pathology, and congenital disorders. Klippel retired in 1924.

The following deonyms are associated with Klippel :

  • Klippel deformity , congenital elevated shoulder with further malformations of vertebrae and ribs
  • Klippel disease , weakness and pseudoparesis in the elderly with cerebral arteriosclerosis
  • Klippel-Feil syndrome , congenital malformation with block vertebrae and restricted mobility of the cervical spine
  • Klippel-Feldstein syndrome , familial hypertrophy of the skullcap without recognizable functional disorders
  • Klippel-Trénaunay-Weber syndrome , a rare sporadic malformation syndrome of the vessels, which is defined by a large nevus flammeus , lymphangiomas and localized (partial) gigantism (in rare cases also short stature).
  • Klippel-Weil sign , a typical phenomenon in spastic syndromes and diseases of the pyramidal tract : passive extension of a finger flexion contracture leads to involuntary flexion of the fingers and extension of the thumb

Works

  • Of amyotrophy. Paris, 1889.
  • Les paralysies générales progressives. Paris, 1898.
  • Abscès cerébral. In: Traité de médecine by Paul Camille Hippolyte Brouardel (1837–1906) and Nicolas Augustin Gilbert (1858–1927). Paris, 1901.
  • Syphilis cérébrale. In: Traité de médecine by Brouardel and Gilbert. Paris, 1901.
  • Tumeurs cérebrales. In: Traité de médecine by Brouardel and Gilbert. Paris, 1901.
  • Maladies des méninges. Kippel et al. Nouveau traité de médecine. Paris, 1912.
  • Pathology general évolutive. Paris, 1921.

literature

  • Obituary. Press médical. Paris, 1942; 46: 654.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information on Maurice Klippel in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France , accessed on March 21, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Klippel, Maurice
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French neurologist and psychiatrist
DATE OF BIRTH May 30, 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH Mulhouse , Alsace
DATE OF DEATH July 20, 1942
Place of death Vevey , Switzerland