학술논문
Prosper Menière: the man who located vertigo in the inner ear
Document Type
article
Source
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria. March 2021 79(3)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0004-282X
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-19th 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.