Jean-Claude Gautier, MD

Jean-Claude Gautier, MD, born on June 3, 1926, in the small village of Berigny (Normandy, France), passed away peacefully at home in the same province at Torteval-Quesnay on June 14, 2013. We have lost a great neurologist, a pioneer of stroke neuropathology, who contributed much to the field of cerebrovascular research and treatment. His friends and colleagues will remember his clear rationality, engaging intellect, ready wit, and sense of humor. He demanded the highest standards for himself and expected no less from his colleagues. Although unable to detail all of his appealing qualities, we briefly describe his achievements and his landmark studies. He began his training in 1953, continued further postresidency training from 1959 to 1962. As Assistant Professor between 1961 and 1963 at Paris Medical Faculty, he was in the company of neurologists and neuropsychologists (Profs T. Alajouanine, F. Lhermitte, and P. Castaigne), psychiatrists (Prof L. Michaud), internists (Prof L. Justin-Besancon), and cardiologists (Profs J. Lenegre and P. Maurice). Selected for 1 …