Jean AicardiBorn 1926. Formerly head of Neurology Unit, Hôpital des Enfants Malades, Paris. Former Director of Research, National Institute of Health and Medical Investigation, Paris. Former Honorary Consultant, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London.Author of Epilepsy in Children, Raven Press, 1986 and 1994, and of Diseases of the Nervous System in Childhood Mac Keith Press, London, 1992 and 1998. Editor and co-editor of several books, including Epilepsia Comprehensive Textbook, Lippincott Raven,1998. Author of over 200 articles in peer-reviewed journals, and of 100 chapters in books. Recipient of the Cornalia de Lange Medalion (Dutch Child Neurology Society), the Hower Award (US Child Neurology Association), the Investigator Award (American Epilepsy Society), etc. Honorary member of the American Neurological Association, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. Read More Read Less