Dr Charlotte Dravet
(July 14, 1936 – May 10, 2025)

Early Life and Education

  • Charlotte Marie Antoinette Dravet was born on July 14, 1936, in Marseille, France.
  • She graduated from Aix-Marseille University, earning her MD degree in 1961.
  • Her doctoral thesis (1965) was titled "Encéphalopathie épileptique de l'enfant avec pointe-onde lente diffuse ('petit mal variant')" focusing on Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.
  • Dravet completed her residency in Pediatrics in Marseille (1962–1965) and obtained certification as a psychiatrist in 1971.
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