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To: Janice Shell who wrote (822)1/21/1998 3:11:00 PM
From: Lady Lurksalot  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 4710
 
Janice,

So as not to keep you in suspense, I proffer the following from Dorland's Medical Dictionary:

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: Progressive neuropathic (peroneal [not to be confused with perineal]) muscular atrophy, named for:

Jean Martin Charcot (1825-1893) French neurologist
Pierre Marie (1853-1940) French physician
Howard Henry Tooth (1856-1925) English physician

Drs. Marie and/or Charcot, in combination with the names of other people of science, can be found sprinkled throughout the roster of eponymous diseases, syndromes, signs, etc. Were there a Top-Ten List of physicians who have made such contribution, Drs. Marie and Charcot would surely be found near the top.

Holly



To: Janice Shell who wrote (822)1/21/1998 7:33:00 PM
From: Jack Clarke  Respond to of 4710
 
Janice,

I think all three are persons (Dr. Tooth?) and the condition has nothing to do with the choppers. It's some sore of neurological condition, as I recall, and pretty rare.

Jack


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