Théophile Alajouanine

Théophile Alajouanine was born in Verneix, Allier.

He was a student of Joseph Jules Dejerine and a colleague of Georges Guillain and Charles Foix.

[1] A great scholar and enthusiastic bibliophile, Alajouanine had privileged relationships with famous writers during his neurological and neuropsychological career.

Fyodor Dostoevsky's biography and works provided him with a penetrating look into the world of epilepsy.

The Laboratoire Théophile-Alajouanine, Centre hospitalier Côte-des-Neiges, Montréal is named after him.