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Camille Biot

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Camille Biot

Camille Biot (19 December 1850, Châtenoy-le-Royal - 1918, Mâcon) was a French physician who is remembered for describing Biot's respiration.

Biography

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Camille Biot was born in Chatenoy-le-Royal, Saône-et-Loire, France in 1850. He made observations about breathing patterns while working as an intern at the Hôtel Dieu Hospital in Lyon, which were published in 1876.[1] After 1875 he practised medicine in Mâcon.

References

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  1. ^ Wijdicks EF (May 2007). "Biot's breathing". J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry. 78 (5): 512–3. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2006.104919. PMC 2117832. PMID 17435185.