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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2021; 79(03): 254-256
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X-ANP-2020-0371
HISTORICAL NOTES

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

Prosper Menière: o homem que localizou a vertigem na orelha interna
Péricles MARANHÃO-FILHO 
1   Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil.
,
Eliana Teixeira MARANHÃO 
2   Instituto Nacional do Câncer, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil.
,
Carolina Marques de OLIVEIRA 
3   Hospital Naval Marcílio Dias, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil.
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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.

RESUMO

Desde o grego Aellus Galenum (129 d.C. - c.200/c.216), a vertigem era considerada um problema atribuído a um distúrbio cerebral, diagnosticado como a manifestação de uma ‘congestão cerebral apoplectiforme’. Em meados do século 19, o francês Prosper Menière mudou esse conceito, colocando a origem desse sintoma na orelha interna. O principal objetivo desta nota histórica é ressaltar quem foi Menière, seu trabalho e alguns aspectos da doença que leva seu nome.

Keywords:

Meniere Disease - Ear, Inner - Vertigo - History

Palavras-chave:

Doença de Meniere - Orelha Interna - Vertigem - História

Authors’ contributions:

PMF, ETM, CMO: conception, data collection, writing original draft and critically reviewed.




Publication History

Received: 07 August 2020

Accepted: 17 September 2020

Article published online:
07 June 2023

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