Joseph Grasset
Joseph Grasset, was a French neurologist and parapsychological investigator, born in Montpellier.
He received his medical degree in Montpellier, where in 1881 he became a professor of therapy. In 1886, he attained the chair of clinical medicine, and in 1909 was appointed chair of general pathology.
Grasset was involved in every aspect of internal medicine, but his primary interest concerned diseases of the nervous system. His name is associated with the "Grasset law", 'a condition where a patient with hemiparesis lying on his back can raise either leg separately, but is unable to raise both legs together.':649 This phenomenon is explained in his 1899 treatise, Diagnostic des maladies de la moëlle.
He conducted studies in the field of psychiatry, publishing the book Demi-fous et Demi-responsables in 1907, and also researched the paranormal, publishing works with titles such as Le spiritisme devant la science and L’occultisme hier et aujourd'hui.
