title: Where was Joseph Babinski born?
abstract: There is controversy in the neurological literature about where Joseph Babinski was born, including a myth propounded by various important authors that he was born in Lima, Peru. However, according to the most consistent biographical data, he was in fact born in Paris, France, and became a medical celebrity there and in Poland as well as around the world.
authors.affiliation: Neurology Service, Hospital de Clínicas, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil. hagteive@mps.com.br
authors.forename: Hélio A G
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Teive
authors.forename: Renato P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Munhoz
authors.forename: Leonardo Cruz
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: de Souza
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history*; D010297:Paris