Charles Foix
Charles Foix (born February 1, 1882, Salies-de-Béarn - died March 22, 1927) was a French internist and neurologist.
Charles Foix studied medicine at the University of Paris and was a pupil of Pierre Marie at the Salpétrière (Paris). He was an intern in 1906, Médecin des hópitaux in 1919 and became agrégé in 1923.
Foix taught at Georges Guillain's clinic at the Salpêtrière and at Emile Charles Achard's at the Hospital Beaujon, always distinguishing himself by his wide knowledge and rational approach.
Foix' main contributions to the neurology was to relate thrombosis of specific arteries at autopsies with smptoms and signs that he had established in his patients and he wrote a book on the blood supply and anatomy of the brain. With [[Foix's syndrome I]], Red nucleus (anterior portion) sndrome.
- [[Foix's syndrome II]], Ophtalmoplegic disease secondary to intracranial aneurysmas or thrombosis of the cavernous sinus.
- [[Foix-Alajouanine disease]], Softening of the grey matter of the spinal cord with obliterative sclerosis of the small vessels.
- [[Marie-Foix-Alajouanine syndrome]], Ataxia of rhe cerebellum in advanced age, frequently due to abuse of alcohol.
- [[Schilder-Foix disease]], Nonprogressive sclerotic lesions of the white matter of the cerebral hemisphere.
