a "Petit mal variant." In 1966, the Marseille School in France provided a more detailed description of the syndrome. Dr. Henri Gastaut and his colleagues introduced the term "Lennox syndrome" to refer to a type of epilepsy that begins in childhood and...
Henri Gastaut was a renowned neurologist who passed away on July 15, 1995, at the age of 80 after a prolonged illness. Born in Monaco on April 5, 1915, Gastaut came from a modest family background and had an initially lackluster academic career,...
syndrome that was later named Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, in collaboration with French neurologist and epileptologist Henri Gastaut. Lennox's dedication to improving the lives of those with epilepsy and his pioneering research continue to influence modern...
