Traité Des Maladies Des Enfans Jusqu'à La Puberté, Par J. Capuron, . Joseph Capuron, Dr.

Grand et fort in-8° broché sous couverture d'attente de l'époque, 469 pages. - Joseph Capuron's (1767-1850) book "contained detailed descriptions of convulsions and their causes are given, and mention is made of epilepsy and its hereditary nature. 'Ataxic or nervous fever', which we recognize as bacterial meningitis, is considered as well as congenital hydrocephalus" Stephen Ashwal, Founders of Child Neurology, p. 199 - - Capuron received his medical doctorate 1802 in Paris, where in 1822 he obtained his agrégation at the faculty of medicine. In 1823 he became a member of the Académie Nationale de Médecine. He published several treatises on diseases of women and children, however his best known literary effort was an 1806 dictionary of medicine called Nouveau dictionnaire de médecine, de chirurgie, de physique, de chimie et d'histoire naturelle. Buch.