Henry Meige: The man and his understanding of dystonia, at the turn of the 19th to 20th century - 11/06/22
Highlights |
• | His essay reported 5 Eastern European Jewish patients with post traumatic functional disorders. |
• | He wrote with Feindel in 1902 the first book on movement disorders “the tics and their treatment”. |
• | He described the median facial spasm known as Meige syndrome or craniocervical dystonia. |
• | He coined the term « geste antagoniste » as a hallmark of cervical dystonia. |
• | Patients with encephalitis lethargica changed his view from mental to convulsive torticollis. |
• | He pioneered the concept of focal dystonia. |
Abstract |
Background |
Henry Meige (1866-1940), a French neurologist, the pupil of Charcot, is remembered for the eponym, the Meige syndrome, describing the clinical picture of craniocervical dystonia. This historical review highlights the controversies from his essay on “Le Juif Errant” (the Wandering Jew), and the evolution of his understanding of the movement disorders of the face and neck at the time of the encephalitis lethargica.
Results |
His thesis reported 5 patients from Eastern Europe, presenting with functional neurological disorders following traumatic life experiences. He wrote with Feindel the first book on movement disorders “Les tics et leur traitement”. He pioneered the concept of focal dystonia and distinguished the facial median spasm as a dystonic movement disorder of the face. He highlighted the co-existence of psychopathology and the influence of the mental on tics and dystonia. He coined with Brissaud and Feindel the term “geste antagoniste” in cervical dystonia. He emphasized the importance of self-management and psycho-motor retraining for focal dystonia.
Conclusion |
Meige made an invaluable contribution to our understanding of movement disorders, during his long medical career. The eponym Meige syndrome should be retained to describe an individual clinical entity.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Henry Meige, The Wandering Jew, Meige syndrome, Spasmodic torticollis, Focal dystonia
Plan
Vol 178 - N° 6
P. 532-538 - juin 2022 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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