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-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.摘要 自公元129年至约200/216年的希腊学者埃卢斯·加莱努斯（Aellus Galenum）起，眩晕（vertigo）一直被视为由脑部疾病引发的病症，曾被诊断为卒中样脑充血的临床表现。19世纪中期，法国学者普罗斯珀·梅尼埃（Prosper Ménierè）革新了这一认知，将该症状的发病根源归于内耳。本篇历史札记的核心目标，在于介绍梅尼埃的生平、学术成果，以及以其命名的疾病的相关特征。