title: Georges Simenon, Inspector Maigret and his relevance to the practice of Neurology.
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.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Paraná, Hospital de Clínicas, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Serviço de Neurologia, Curitiba PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Hélio A G
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Teive
authors.affiliation: University College London, Institute of Neurology, Reta Lila Weston Institute of Neurological Sciences, UK.
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Lees
mesh_terms: D005602:France; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008093:Literature, Modern / Q000266:history*; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history*