Georges Gilles de la Tourette

Georges Gilles de la Tourette
Georges Gilles de la Tourette
Born	Georges Albert Édouard Brutus Gilles de la Tourette; 30 October 1857; Saint-Gervais-les-Trois-Clochers, Vienne, France
Died	22 May 1904 (aged 46); Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Known for	Namesake of Tourette syndrome

Georges Albert Édouard Brutus Gilles de la Tourette (French: [ʒɔʁʒ albɛʁ edwaʁ bʁytys ʒil də la tuʁɛt]; 30 October 1857 – 22 May 1904) was a French neurologist and the namesake of Tourette syndrome, a neurological condition characterized by tics.^[1] His main contributions in medicine were in the fields of hypnotism and hysteria.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Rickards H, Cavanna AE (2009). "Gilles de la Tourette: the man behind the syndrome". J Psychosom Res. 67 (6): 469–74. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.07.019. PMID 19913650.