The physiology and pathology of the cerebellum / by William A. Hammond.

  • William Alexander Hammond
Date:
1869
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    Budge's observations tlian does Romberg,' wlio quotes tliera witL evident aj^probation. They are, neverthe- less, interesting, as showing that, though the connection between the cerebellum and the sexual organs is not exclusive, there is a relation, in which, however, other parts of the body partici];)ate, and which, likewise, ex- ists with other parts of the brain. Coming now to man, we find numerous facts which are altogether irreconcilable with Gall's hypothesis. We have seen that there are many cases of injury and disease of the cerebellum on record, which tend to show that there is some connection between this organ and the sexual 2:)assion. Observation, however, shows us that, as in the lower animals, other parts of the cerebro-spinal axis participate in this connection, and that the integrity of the cerebellum is not at all essen- tial to the existence of strong venereal proj^ensities. In the first place, blows upon the back of the neck are more apt to injure the spinal cord or medulla ob- longata than the cerebellum. The 'same is true of hanging—so that the cases of these kinds, brought for- ward in support of Gall's theory, prove at least as much for these organs as they do for the cerebellum. Burdach' collected one hundred and seventy-eight cases of injury and disease of the cerebellum, of which but ten exhibited any aberration of the sexual func- tion. In his classical treatise, Ollivier' (d'Angers) refers to fifteen cases (thirteen occurring in his own expe- • A Manual of the Nervous Diseases of Man. Sydenham Society Trans- lation, vol. ii., p. 33. Vom Baue unci Leben des Gehirns. Leipsic, 1819-1826; vol. iii., ]). 423. ' Trait6 des Maladies de la Moello £pini&re. 3d edition, Paris, 1837; t, i- pp. 316-307.
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