Pierre Mollaret

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Pierre Mollaret (10 July 1898 – 3 December 1987) was a French neurologist who made significant scientific contributions to the study of infectious diseases and neurology.

Pierre Mollaret
Born10 July 1898
Auxerre, France
Died3 December 1987
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Known forinfectious diseases
neurology
Scientific career
Fieldsneurology

He was born July 10, 1898 in Auxerre, France and died December 3, 1987 in Paris. A rare disease characterized by recurrent episodes of aseptic meningitis was discovered by Mollaret, and subsequently named after him - called Mollaret's meningitis, this disease is typically caused by herpes simplex virus infection of the brain.[1][2]

In 1959 he descrives with Pierre Mollaret the brain death, called by them coma dépassé.[3] Additionally, Mollaret is credited with characterizing a neural pathway known as the Guillain-Mollaret triangle or Myoclonic triangle,[4] and the discovery of the causative agent of cat-scratch disease.[5]

References

  1. ^ Sarikcioglu L, Sindel M (2007). "Pierre Mollaret (1898-1987) and his legacy to science". J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. 78 (10): 1135. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2007.119669. PMC 2117547. PMID 17878191.
  2. ^ Sendi P, Graber P (2006). "Mollaret's meningitis". CMAJ. 174 (12): 1710. doi:10.1503/cmaj.051688. PMC 1471823. PMID 16754896.
  3. ^ Mollaret, Pierre (1959). "Le coma dépassé (Mémoire préliminaire)" [Beyond coma]. Rev Neurol (Paris) (in French). 101: 3–15. PMID 14423403. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Guillain-Mollaret triangle (www.whonamedit.com)". Retrieved 2008-03-02.
  5. ^ Arlet G, Perol-Vauchez Y (1991). "The current status of cat-scratch disease: an update". Comp. Immunol. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 14 (3): 223–8. doi:10.1016/0147-9571(91)90002-U. PMID 1959317.


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