Sexual disease and its medical prevention / by H.N. Robson.

  • Robson, H. N.
Date:
1911
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Credit: Sexual disease and its medical prevention / by H.N. Robson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    suddenly one morning after breakfast, but he had for some time before suffered with headache. At this time he was brought to me, and under treatment the head discomfort and paresis cleared off completely. I was consulted again fifteen months later, on account of weakness of the lower extremities. Mr R. was in good health, and the weakness of his legs was chiefly ex- perienced when he attempted to dance. He could stand and walk fairly well, but if hurried or jostled felt unsafe. He walked with a certain degree of uncertainty, and always preferred to use a stick ; his back felt weak across the loins, but there was no trouble with either his bladder or his bowels.” Dr Sharkey has recorded a case in which a man died from disease of the arteries of the brain, in the seventh month of syphilis, and whilst he was still covered with eruption. I will conclude this series of illustrative cases, by mentioning one of the many that have come under my own personal observation ; the majority of the above are from authentic sources, as my own might run the chance of being regarded as doubtful or exaggerated. A rector in a country parish was married to the daughter of an admiral.