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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2017; 75(03): 189-191
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X20170019
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Georges Simenon, Inspector Maigret and his relevance to the practice of Neurology

Georges Simenon, Inspector Maigret e a sua relevância para a prática da Neurologia
Hélio A. G. Teive
1   Universidade Federal do Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Neurologia, Curitiba PR, Brasil;
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Andrew J. Lees
2   University College London, Institute of Neurology, Reta Lila Weston Institute of Neurological Sciences, UK.
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ABSTRACT

Georges Simenon’s work, including his famous ‘romans durs’ novels and the forensic investigations carried out by his artistic creation, Inspector Maigret, bear many similarities to some of the diagnostic methods of the founders of Neurology, particularly Jean-Martin Charcot.

RESUMO

A obra de Georges Simenon, incluíndo os seus famosos “romances duros”, e as investigações criminais realizadas pela sua criação artística, o comissário Maigret, tem muitas similaridades com alguns métodos diagnósticos utilizados pelos fundadores da Neurologia, particularmente Jean-Martin Charcot.

literature - neurology
literatura - neurologia


Publication History

Received: 20 February 2016

Accepted: 03 March 2016

Article published online:
05 September 2023

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