Grisel Syndrome
Spontaneous, nontraumatic rotatory subluxation of the atlantoaxial joint following peripharyngeal inflammation or ENT surgical procedures
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Pierre Grisel
Pierre Adolph Grisel (1869 – 1959) was a French paediatric ENT surgeon. Described Grisel syndrome (nontraumatic rotatory subluxation of the atlantoaxial joint) in 1930
Wilhelm Frederick von Ludwig
Wilhelm Frederick von Ludwig (1790 – 1865) was a German surgeon and obstetrician. Wilhelm Frederick von Ludwig (1790 – 1865) was a German surgeon and obstetrician. Best known for his 1836 publication on the condition now known as Ludwig angina
Menière’s disease
Menière’s disease is a condition characterized by the triad of episodic vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss, caused by endolymphatic hydrops of the labyrinthine system of the inner ear.
Róbert Bárány
Róbert Bárány (1876 - 1936) was an Austro-Hungarian otologist. Nobel prize in for his "work on the physiology and pathology of the vestibular apparatus."
Ludwig angina
Ludwig angina: rapidly progressive gangrenous bilateral cellulitis of the submandibular space with risk of life-threatening airway compromise. 1836 - Wilhem Frederick von Ludwig was the first to clearly describe this disorder and differentiate it from other types of 'inflammation' in the neck.
Prosper Menière
Prosper Menière (1799 - 1862) was a French otorhinolaryngologist. Maladie de Menière, Menière's disease (1861)
André Lemierre
André-Alfred Lemierre (1875 – 1956) was a French bacteriologist. Best known for his 1836 publication on the condition now known as Lemierre syndrome
Epley manoeuvre
Epley maneuver: Particle repositioning maneuver for the treatment of BPPV - with the aim of moving the canaliths out of the posterior semicircular, back into the utricle.
Adam Politzer
Ádám Politzer (1835 - 1920) was a Hungarian Otolaryngologist. one of the principal founders of otology, was the first Professor of Otology in Vienna
Inhaled Foreign Body
Inhaled Foreign Body: passage of a foreign body into the respiratory tract; potentially life-threatening
Bleeding Tracheostomy
Haemorrhage from, or around, a tracheostomy site is both relatively common and potentially life-threatening