Prosper Menière: the man who located vertigo in the inner ear

ABSTRACT Since the Greek Aellus Galenum (129 AD - c.200/c.216), vertigo was considered a problem attributed to a cerebral disorder, diagnosed as the manifestation of apoplectiform cerebral congestion. In the mid-19 th century, the Frenchman Prosper Menière changed this concept by placing the origin...

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Published inArquivos de neuro-psiquiatria Vol. 79; no. 3; pp. 254 - 256
Main Authors MARANHÃO-FILHO, Péricles, MARANHÃO, Eliana Teixeira, OLIVEIRA, Carolina Marques de
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Rua do Matoso 170, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP 20270-135, Brazil Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda 01.03.2021
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO
Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
Subjects
Ear, Inner
HISTORICAL NOTES
History
Inner ear
Meniere Disease
NEUROSCIENCES
PSYCHIATRY
Vertigo
Orelha Interna
Vertigem
Doença de Meniere
Meniere Disease
Ear, Inner
História
History
Vertigo
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Summary:ABSTRACT Since the Greek Aellus Galenum (129 AD - c.200/c.216), vertigo was considered a problem attributed to a cerebral disorder, diagnosed as the manifestation of apoplectiform cerebral congestion. In the mid-19 th century, the Frenchman Prosper Menière changed this concept by placing the origin of this symptom in the inner ear. The main objective of this historical note is to highlight who Menière was, his work, and some aspects of the disease that bears his name.
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ISSN:0004-282X
1678-4227
1678-4227
DOI:10.1590/0004-282X-ANP-2020-0371