André Léri

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André Léri (1875 - September 8, 1930} was a French neurologist who was born in Paris. He received he doctorate in 1904 from the University of Paris where he studied under Joseph Babinski (1857-1932) and Pierre Marie (1853-1940). During World War I, Léri was in charge of diagnosing soldiers with battle-inflicted neuroses.

Although skilled in the field of neurology, Léri is mainly remembered for his contributions made in osteology, especially his research concerning bone disorders. He described a type of mesomelic dwarfism combined with deformed forearms, which was to become known as Léri-Weill dyschondrosteosis. With Pierre Marie, the Marie-Léri syndrome is named, which is a rare hand disorder caused by osteolysis.

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Spondylose rhizomélique. Handbuch der Neurologie. Volume 2. Berlin, 1911.
Die Pagetsche Knochenkrankheit. With Pierre Marie. Handbuch der Neurologie. Volume 4. Berlin, 1913.
Commotions et émotions de guerre. Berlin, 1918. Translated into English.
Etudes sue les affections des os et des articulations. Berlin, 1926.
Une varieté de rheumatisme chronique: la main en largnette (présentation de pièceses de coupes). Bulletins et memoires de la Société medicale des hôpitaux de Paris, P. Marie, A.Léri: 1913, 36: 104-107.