Georges de Morsier explained

Georges de Morsier (25 February 1894, Paris – 9 January 1982, Geneva) was a Swiss neurologist.

He studied natural sciences and medicine in Geneva and subsequently went to Paris as a resident to psychiatrist Gaétan de Clérambault. In 1928 he became Privatdozent for neurology and psychiatry and in 1941 associate professor at Geneva University, where in 1960, he was appointed professor of neurology. From 1962 onward, he was director of the neurological polyclinic of Geneva University Hospital (HUG).^[1] From 1946 to 1949 he was also president of the Swiss Neurological Society.^[2]

Known for his research of visual hallucinations, he is credited with coining the terms "Charles Bonnet syndrome" (named after Swiss biologist Charles Bonnet) and "Zingerle syndrome" (named after Austrian neurologist Hermann Zingerle) for specific hallucinatory conditions. He also honored his mentor, Gaétan de Clérambault, with a syndrome - it being defined as a hallucinatory state characterized by auditory and visual hallucinations associated with chronic psychosis.^[3] The condition was earlier described by Clérambault in the context with his research on mental automatisms.^{[4] [5]}

The eponym "De Morsier's syndrome" is a synonym for septo-optic dysplasia.^[6]

Bibliography

• Les trémulations fibrillaires et la contracture rigide du cœur. Medical thesis, Geneva 1922.
• Pathologie du diencéphale. Les syndromes psychologiques et syndromes sensorio-moteurs. Schweizer Archiv für Neurologie und Psychiatrie, Zurich, 1944, 54: 161-226.
• Études sur les dysraphies, crânioencéphaliques. III. Agénésie du septum palludicum avec malformation du tractus optique. La dysplasie septo-optique. Schweizer Archiv für Neurologie und Psychiatrie, Zurich, 1956, 77: 267-292.
• Contribution à l’étude clinique des altérations de la formation réticulée: Le syndrome sensorio-moteur et psychologique. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, Amsterdam, 1966, 4: 15-49
• L'enseignement de neurologie. In : La faculté de Médecine de Genève 1876-1976. Genève 1978. p. 86-89..^[7]

External links

• Reappraisal of the optic nerve hypoplasia syndrome J Neuroophthalmol. 2012 Mar;32(1):58-67. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0b013e31824442b8.

Notes and References

1. http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/2233.html Georges de Morsier
2. Bassetti . Claudio L . Hess . Christian W . Steck . Andreas . Ludin . Hans-Peter . A 110-year history of the Swiss Neurological Society (SNG) through the biosketches of its first 42 presidents . Clinical and Translational Neuroscience . July 2018 . 2 . 2 . 2514183X1878879 . 10.1177/2514183X18788797 . en . 2514-183X. free .
3. The term "Clérambault syndrome" is also used to denote a delusional syndrome characterized by erotomania.
4. 3181850. 2007. Ffytche. D. H.. Visual hallucinatory syndromes: Past, present, and future. Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience. 9. 2. 173–189. 17726916.
5. Book: A Dictionary of Hallucinations. 9781441912237. Blom. Jan Dirk. 2009-12-08.
6. Book: The A-Z of Neurological Practice: A Guide to Clinical Neurology. 9780521629607. Barker. Roger A.. Scolding. Neil. Rowe. Dominic. Larner. Andrew J.. 2005.
7. http://www.whonamedit.com/person_bibliography/2233/ Georges de Morsier - bibliography