André Strohl

The syndrome is named after two French neurologists; Georges Guillain and Jean Alexandre Barré.

In 1916, during World War I, Strohl was serving in the Neurological Centre of the French Sixth Army with Guillain and Barré.

The three doctors noticed that two soldiers, who were suffering from muscular weakening and pain along with paresthesias,[1] had an unexpected amount of spinal fluid protein production.

In 1927, H. Draganesco and J. Claudion coined the term "Guillain–Barré syndrome", apparently overlooking Strohl's contributions.

[1] In 1924 Strohl became a professor of physiological medicine in Algiers, and two years later acquired the same position at the University of Paris.