Ancient representation of Meige's syndrome in the Moche culture in the pre-Columbian Peru

Mov Disord. 2010 Mar 15;25(4):405-6. doi: 10.1002/mds.22954.

Abstract

The Moches were a pre-Columbian culture from Peru, who had a fine ceramic technique and used to represent diseases. One example is the potter presented here which represents a man with a probable Meige's syndrome and may be the first artistic representation of this disease.

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Blepharospasm / history
  • Blepharospasm / physiopathology
  • Ceramics / history
  • Culture*
  • Ethnicity*
  • History, Ancient
  • Humans
  • Medicine in the Arts*
  • Meige Syndrome / history*
  • Meige Syndrome / physiopathology*
  • Peru