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Guillaume Duchenne
Guillaume-Benjamin Duchenne and assistant electrically stimulate the face of a live subject in displaying an expression
Guillaume-Benjamin Duchenne and assistant electrically stimulate the face of a live subject in displaying an expression
Born September 17, 1806
Boulogne
Died September 15, 1875
Paris
Nationality French
Fields neurology
Known for electro-therapeutics

Guillaume Benjamin Amand Duchenne (born September 17, 1806 in Boulogne; died September 15, 1875) was a French neurologist. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Boulogne-sur-Mer ( Bonen in Dutch is a City in Northern France. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Electrotherapy is the use of Electrical energy in the treatment of impairments of health and a conditions of abnormal functioning. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Boulogne-sur-Mer ( Bonen in Dutch is a City in Northern France. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

Duchenne was educated at Douai and studied medicine in Paris before returning to his hometown to put his profession to practice in 1831. Douai ( Dutch: Dowaai) is a town and commune in the north of France in the département of Nord Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a By 1833 he had begun trying electricity as a form of treatment on fishermen, a force that he continued to experiment with throughout the course of his life, in effect making him the father of electro-therapeutics. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common A fisherman or fisher is someone who gathers Fish, Shellfish, or other animals from a body of water Electrotherapy is the use of Electrical energy in the treatment of impairments of health and a conditions of abnormal functioning. In 1842 he returned to Paris and there spent the remained of his life working on developing his clinical techniques. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Through electricity he also determined that smiles resulting from true happiness not only utilize the muscles of the mouth but also those of the eyes. Such "genuine" smiles are called Duchenne smiles in his honor. This article is about the facial expression For the typographical symbol see Smiley. He is also credited with the discovery of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Duchenne muscular dystrophy ( DMD) is a severe recessive x-linked form of Muscular dystrophy that is characterized by rapid progression of muscle degeneration eventually

Some of his other works include:

Duchenne died on September 15, 1875, in Paris. Poliomyelitis, often called polio or infantile paralysis, is an acute viral Infectious disease spread from person to person primarily via Muscular dystrophy (MD refers to a group of genetic, Hereditary Muscle diseases that cause progressive muscle weakness Progressive Bulbar Palsy (also known simply as PBP) belongs to a group of disorders known as motor neuron diseases ( Lapiedra 2002) Lead poisoning (also known as saturnism, plumbism, or painter's colic) is a medical condition caused by increased levels of the metal Lead in Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

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Duchenne effectively used the newly invented medium of photography to capture electrically induced expressions of his subjects, but wasn't able to record the actual movement of the facial muscles, a fact he complained about in his writings.

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