Meniere, P. (English spelling)

Japanese: Ménière,P.(英語表記)MeniereP
Meniere, P. (English spelling)

...It is a disease of the inner ear that is accompanied by repeated attacks of dizziness, tinnitus, a feeling of ear congestion, and hearing loss. The name Ménière's disease comes from the fact that in 1861, French physician Prosper Ménière (1799-1862) announced that after dissecting a patient with repeated dizziness, tinnitus, and hearing loss, it was not caused by a brain disease but by a pathological change in the inner ear. Since then, patients who complain of dizziness have been diagnosed with Ménière's syndrome or Ménière's disease. ...

From [Vertigo]

… The word vertigo was already in use in Greek times, and records of the condition appear to date back quite some time. However, detailed research into vertigo made rapid progress from the late 19th century to the early 20th century, when French physician Prosper Ménière (1799-1862) reported cases of vertigo caused by diseases of the inner ear, and Robert Bárány (1876-1936) published a series of studies focusing on the physiology and testing methods of the inner ear. In recent years, research into vertigo has made even more remarkable progress as neuro-otology, and its results are becoming established. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Ménière, P." is listed below.

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Japanese:

…くりかえすめまい発作に,耳鳴り,耳閉感,難聴を伴う内耳の病気をいう。メニエール病の名は,1861年フランスの医師メニエールProsper Ménière(1799‐1862)が,くりかえすめまいに耳鳴り,難聴を伴った患者を解剖した結果,これが脳の病気ではなくて,内耳の病的変化が原因であることを発表したことに由来する。それ以来,めまいを訴える患者に対して,メニエール症候群とかメニエール病という診断がつけられるようになった。…

【めまい】より

… めまいという言葉は,すでにギリシア時代にもあり,その記載はかなり昔からあるようである。しかしめまいに関する研究が詳細に行われ,急速な進歩をとげたのは,フランスの医師メニエールProsper Ménière(1799‐1862)が内耳の病気が原因となっためまい症例を報告し,バーラーニRobert Bárány(1876‐1936)が内耳の生理や検査法を中心とする一連の研究を発表した,19世紀後半から20世紀初めにかけてであった。近年,めまいの研究は神経耳科学として,さらにめざましい進歩をとげ,その成果が確立されつつある。…

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