Antoine Laurent Bayle
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Antoine Laurent Jessé Bayle (13 January 1799 – 29 March 1858) was a French physician who was born in Le Vernet, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
. He was a nephew to pathologist Gaspard Laurent Bayle
(1774–1816).
He studied medicine in Paris
, and worked as an interne under Antoine-Athanase Royer-Collard
(1768–1825) at the Charenton
mental asylum. Later he became an associate professor and deputy librarian
of the Faculté de Médecine de Paris
. He resigned from this position in 1834 and opened a private practice.
In 1822 Bayle was the first physician to provide a comprehensive description of general paresis, which is sometimes referred to as paralytic dementia
, general paralysis of the insane, or "maladie de Bayle" in medical literature. In 1824 he founded the journal Revue médicale, and from 1828 to 1837 was publisher of the multi-volume Bibliothèque de thérapeutique (Library of Therapeutics).
Le Vernet, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Le Vernet is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
. He was a nephew to pathologist Gaspard Laurent Bayle
Gaspard Laurent Bayle
Gaspard Laurent Bayle was a French physician. He studied medicine under Jean-Nicolas Corvisart , and was a colleague to René Laënnec . Beginning in 1805 he practiced medicine at the Charité in Paris...
(1774–1816).
He studied medicine 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...
, and worked as an interne under Antoine-Athanase Royer-Collard
Antoine-Athanase Royer-Collard
Antoine-Athanase Royer-Collard was a French physician who was born in the village of Sompuis, département Marne. He was a younger brother to philosopher Pierre-Paul Royer-Collard ....
(1768–1825) at the Charenton
Charenton (asylum)
Charenton was a lunatic asylum, founded in 1645 by the Frères de la Charité in Charenton-Saint-Maurice, now Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne, France....
mental asylum. Later he became an associate professor and deputy librarian
Librarian
A librarian is an information professional trained in library and information science, which is the organization and management of information services or materials for those with information needs...
of the Faculté de Médecine de Paris
Académie Nationale de Médecine
Académie Nationale de Médecine, or National Academy of Medicine was created in 1820 by king Louis XVIII at the urging of baron Antoine Portal. At its inception, the institution was known as the Académie Royale de Médecine...
. He resigned from this position in 1834 and opened a private practice.
In 1822 Bayle was the first physician to provide a comprehensive description of general paresis, which is sometimes referred to as paralytic dementia
Dementia
Dementia is a serious loss of cognitive ability in a previously unimpaired person, beyond what might be expected from normal aging...
, general paralysis of the insane, or "maladie de Bayle" in medical literature. In 1824 he founded the journal Revue médicale, and from 1828 to 1837 was publisher of the multi-volume Bibliothèque de thérapeutique (Library of Therapeutics).