Tics and Their Treatment
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Researchers of medical history and neuropsychiatric historical sources who need to examine the early form of the concept of tics
- Psychiatric or neurological practitioners who wish to understand the historical background of disease classification
- Readers with a foundation in medical English who are interested in 19th-century clinical literature
- Researchers in the history of science and the humanities and social sciences concerned with the evolution of discourse on psychosomatic illness
Not a good fit for
- Patients and family members seeking contemporary treatment plans or medication guidance for tics
- General readers without a foundation in medical English who wish to read easily
- Professionals who need evidence-based medical evidence to support clinical decisions
Reading tips
- Read the introduction and symptom description chapters first, marking how the authors define and classify tic manifestations.
- Read against modern diagnostic criteria for tic disorders, noting which observations have been retained and which have been revised.
- Extract the treatment section separately and understand its limitations in the medical context of the time; avoid applying it directly.
- May be read alongside secondary research in medical history to help locate the book within the development of the discipline.
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About the author
Henry Meige (1866–1940) was a French neurologist. Public information about his life is limited; what is known is that his representative work, Tics and Their Treatment, was co-authored with Feindel. The book offers a systematic discussion of tics as a neurological manifestation, covering symptom description, classification, and treatment, and reflects the clinical neurology style of its time, which emphasized bedside observation and symptom classification. Meige clinically described a syndrome characterized by involuntary tics of the face and neck, later named Meige syndrome, and related discussions are common in neurological literature. His work provided an early clinical basis for the recognition of tic disorders and subsequent research, and is still cited today.
