Henri Gastaut
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Henri Gastaut was a prominent French neurologist and epileptologist known for his major contributions to the classification and understanding of epilepsy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Henri Gastaut canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11698361 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henri Gastaut Context triple: [Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, namedAfter, Henri Gastaut]
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A.
Wilder Penfield
Wilder Penfield was a pioneering Canadian neurosurgeon and neuroscientist renowned for his groundbreaking brain-mapping studies and contributions to epilepsy surgery.
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B.
Pierre Marie (neurologist)
Pierre Marie was a pioneering French neurologist known for his work on acromegaly, aphasia, and various neurological disorders in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Albert Guérisse
Albert Guérisse was a Belgian doctor and Royal Navy officer who became a prominent World War II resistance leader, best known for organizing escape lines that helped Allied airmen evade capture in occupied Europe.
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D.
André Broca
André Broca was a 19th-century French physician and anatomist known for his contributions to the study of the nervous system and pathology.
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E.
Jean Alexandre Barré
Jean Alexandre Barré was a French neurologist best known for co-identifying and characterizing the acute paralytic condition now called Guillain–Barré syndrome.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henri Gastaut Target entity description: Henri Gastaut was a prominent French neurologist and epileptologist known for his major contributions to the classification and understanding of epilepsy.
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A.
Wilder Penfield
Wilder Penfield was a pioneering Canadian neurosurgeon and neuroscientist renowned for his groundbreaking brain-mapping studies and contributions to epilepsy surgery.
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B.
Pierre Marie (neurologist)
Pierre Marie was a pioneering French neurologist known for his work on acromegaly, aphasia, and various neurological disorders in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Albert Guérisse
Albert Guérisse was a Belgian doctor and Royal Navy officer who became a prominent World War II resistance leader, best known for organizing escape lines that helped Allied airmen evade capture in occupied Europe.
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D.
André Broca
André Broca was a 19th-century French physician and anatomist known for his contributions to the study of the nervous system and pathology.
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E.
Jean Alexandre Barré
Jean Alexandre Barré was a French neurologist best known for co-identifying and characterizing the acute paralytic condition now called Guillain–Barré syndrome.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French scientist
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epileptologist ⓘ human ⓘ neurologist ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | modern epilepsy classification ⓘ |
| coNamedAfter |
Gastaut–Geschwind syndrome
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Lennox–Gastaut syndrome ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Marseille
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linked to:
University of Aix-Marseille
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| familyName | Gastaut ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
clinical neurophysiology
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epileptology ⓘ neurology ⓘ |
| givenName | Henri ⓘ |
| influenced |
clinical practice in epileptology
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subsequent ILAE epilepsy classifications ⓘ |
| knownFor |
classification of epileptic seizures
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description of Lennox–Gastaut syndrome ⓘ electroencephalography in epilepsy ⓘ research on epilepsy ⓘ studies of photosensitive epilepsy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| memberOf | International League Against Epilepsy ⓘ |
| name | Henri Gastaut ⓘ |
| notableWork |
ILAE seizure classification (1960s–1970s)
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publications on Lennox–Gastaut syndrome ⓘ |
| occupation |
epileptologist
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neurologist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
editor of Epilepsia journal
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president of the International League Against Epilepsy ⓘ |
| workLocation |
France
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Marseille ⓘ |
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Subject: Henri Gastaut Description of subject: Henri Gastaut was a prominent French neurologist and epileptologist known for his major contributions to the classification and understanding of epilepsy.
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