Jean-Alexandre Barré
Jean-Alexandre Barré (born May 25, 1880 in Nantes , † April 26, 1967 in Strasbourg ) was a French neurologist .
Life
Barré was from 1919 professor of neurology at the University of Strasbourg .
In 1916, together with Georges Charles Guillain and André Strohl, he described Guillain-Barré polyradiculitis , which today is the most important cause of acute paralysis as a result of inflammation .
Works
- G. Guillain, JA Barré, A. Strohl: Sur une syndrome de radiculo-névrite avec hypoalbuminose du liquide céphalo-rachidien sans réaction cellulaire. Remarques sur les caractères cliniques et graphiques des reflexes tendineux. Bull Soc Méd Hôp Paris 1916; 40: 1462-70
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| SURNAME | Barré, Jean-Alexandre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French neurologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1880 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nantes , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 26, 1967 |
| Place of death | Strasbourg , France |