Jean-Baptiste Charcot, the French Antarctic expedition and scurvy
During the second expedition to the South Pole, Commander Jean-Baptiste Charcot and some members of the crew of “Pourquoi Pas?” developed symptoms suggestive of scurvy. The clinical picture was totally reversed after dietary changes.
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| Language: | English |
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Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
2014-07-01
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| Series: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2014000700562&lng=en&tlng=en |