Antoine Laurent Jessé Bayle
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Antoine Laurent Jessé Bayle (1799–1858) was a French psychiatrist recognized for establishing the study of general paresis. He identified the condition as a distinct clinical entity and provided the first detailed description of its clinical presentation, later supplementing it with pathological anatomical findings.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
BAYLE, Antoine (Antoine L. J. Bayle, 1799–1858), a French psychiatrist, founder of the study of general paresis. Bayle identified this disease as an independent entity and for the first time (Recherches sur les maladies mentales, Paris, 1822) provided a detailed description of its clinical picture, which he later supplemented with pathological anatomical data.
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“Antoine Laurent Jessé Bayle.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/antoine-laurent-jesse-bayle/