Jean Alexandre Barré
Jean Alexandre Barré (25 May 1880,
Biography
First studies
He studied medicine in Nantes, afterwards serving his internship in Paris, where he was influenced by Joseph Babinski (1857–1932). In 1912 he obtained his medical doctorate with a thesis on osteoarthropathy associated with tabes dorsalis.
Guillain-Barré-Strohl syndrome
See also André Strohl.
During World War I, he worked in a neurological unit of the 6th army, directed by Georges Guillain (1876-1961), with whom he began a longtime collaboration. In 1919 he was appointed professor of neurology in Strasbourg.
He was especially interested in vestibular function and disorders associated with the vestibular system. He was founder of the journal Revue d’oto-neuro-ophtalmologie.
Barré test
Barré is also credited with the "Barré Test" which may
Written works
Barré was the author of over 800 scientific papers. With Guillain, he was co-author of Travaux neurologiques de guerre (1920), a book that was published in three editions.
References
- Jean Alexandre Barré @ Who Named It
- Who Named It
- ISBN 9781430303923. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ Google Books Neurological Eponyms edited by Peter J. Koehler, George W. Bruyn, John M. S. Pearce
- ^ WorldCat Identities (publications)
External links
- Google Books Neurological Eponyms edited by Peter J. Koehler, George W. Bruyn, John M. S. Pearce.
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