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Review
. 2022 Mar;178(3):163-167.
doi: 10.1016/j.neurol.2021.05.013. Epub 2021 Oct 25.

Jean-Alexandre Barré: Babinski's brilliant student

E Drouin  1 , J Poupart  2 , P Hautecoeur  3
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Jean-Alexandre Barré: Babinski's brilliant student

E Drouin et al. Rev Neurol (Paris). 2022 Mar.

Abstract

Guillain-Barré Syndrome, (GBS), is a popular eponym that comes from a paper written in 1916 by Doctors. Guillain, Barré, and Strohl. Its spectrum has been enlarged considerably since the first description of it. Jean Alexandre Barré was a French neurologist, whose name is still widely associated with that of Georges Guillain, (1876-1961). He is also known for the leg manoeuvre. As Joseph Babinski's brilliant student, (1857-1932), we wanted to briefly retrace his biography in order to highlight some of the salient points within it and subjects that are topical for young neurologists today.

Keywords: Babinski; Bibliography; GBS; Georges Guillain; History of neurology; Jean-Alexandre Barré; War medicine.

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