Barre, Jean A.


Barré,

Jean A., French neurologist, 1880-1971. Barré sign - a hemiplegic placed in the prone position with the limbs flexed at the knees is unable to maintain the flexed position on the side of the lesion but extends the leg.Barré-Liéou syndrome - irritation of a nerve plexus around a vertebral artery produces symptoms of dizziness, headache, tinnitus. Synonym(s): Liéou-Barré syndromeGuillain-Barré reflex - see under GuillainGuillain-Barré syndrome - see under GuillainLandry-Guillain-Barré syndrome - Synonym(s): Landry syndromeLiéou-Barré syndrome - Synonym(s): Barré-Liéou syndrome