Lectures on the diseases of the spinal cord / by J.M. Charcot ; tr. from the French by Cornelius G. Comegys.

  • Jean-Martin Charcot
Date:
1881
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Credit: Lectures on the diseases of the spinal cord / by J.M. Charcot ; tr. from the French by Cornelius G. Comegys. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    LECTURE FOURTEEN. SPASMODIC HEMIPLEGIA OF INFANCY ; ASSOCIATED MOVEMENTS ; INDEPEND- ENCE OF DIASTALTIC ARCS FOR THE TENDINOUS AND CUTANEOUS REFLEXIONS. Summary: — Hemiplegia of young children.— Infantile spasmodic hemi- plegia.—Other points in permanent contracture.—Modification in con- traction during rest and sleep. — Seguin and Hitzig on the effect of voluntary movements.—Hitzig's explanation of the phenomena as related to the structure of the cord.—Charcot's objections.—How con- tracture terminates.—Charcot's hypothesis and description of con- tracture : It never exists in the new-born.—Contracture arises from irritative lesions of the pyramidal fasciculus, and involvement of gan- glionic cells.—Analogy of contracture and muscular tonus.—Spinal reflection, cutaneous, tendinous and muscular reflexions represented liy two diastaltic systems.—Examples in hysteria, ataxia and traumatism. Diagnosis illustrating the theory.—Permanent contracture not a function of sclerosis of the pyramidal fasciculi. . . . 122-131 LECTURE FIFTEEN. PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTER OF THE PYRAMIDAL FASCICULUS IN PERMA- NENT CONTRACTURE ; HEMIPLEGIA ; MYELITIS FROM COM- PRESSION ; SPASMODIC DORSAL TABES. Summary:—Review of the theory of systematic lesion of the anterior cornua.—Muscular tonus.—Reflex action related to two diastaltic systems in the gray substance.—Examples in hysteria, locomotor ataxia and hemiplegia.—Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.-^A new pathogenetic explanation of contracture.—Is permanent contracture an habitual symptom of sclerosis of the pyramidal fasciculi?—Example in Potts' disease from compression of the cord.—What is the termination of this contracture ?—Is there regeneration ?—Description of spasmodic para- plegia.—Its pathological anatomy not yet decided. . . 132-141 LECTURE SIXTEEN. TRANSVERSE MYELITIS.—SPASMODIC DORSAL TAr>F.S. Summary :—Further considerations g organic spinal aflections, with con- tracture localized.—Transverse myelitis, and hemilateral section.—Inter- crossing of filires of t^ie pyramidal fasciculi. — Descending sclerosis may cross to the opposite side.—In paralysis lioth sides are affected.—Total transverse myelitis.—Symptoms in incomplete cures.—Spasmodic gait. Is spasmodic paraplegia a unique disease?—Chronic transverse myelitis.—'.lie spasmodic s])iiKii |Kiraly^is of l''rb a system;!lie and
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