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Post scriptum to the biography of Monsieur Leborgne
1a Institute of Psychology, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University , Lublin , Poland.
Journal of the History of the Neurosciences
|January 18, 2014
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In 1861, Paul Broca presented a case of a patient who had almost completely lost the ability of speech production. This patient is known as "Monsieur Leborgne" alias "Tan." In describing the history of his disease, Broca reported that Leborgne had spent a total of 21 years in hospitals. The article features new information on the history of Leborgne's hospitalization.
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