The localisation of cerebral disease : being the Gulstonian lectures of the Royal College of Physicians for 1878 / by David Ferrier.

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1878
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    CONTENTS. LECTUEE I. PAGE Localisation of Oereferal Disease—Question stated—Difficulties to be encoimtered—]\Ietliods of Research-Dual aspect of Brain Function —the Brain in Man and Lower Animals—Cross and Direct Para- lysis—Brown-S^quard's views—Views of Saucerotte, BouiUaud, &c.—Views of Hughlings Jackson—Experiments of Fritsch and Hitzig, &c.—Objections considered—Experiments of Frauck and Pitres—Comparative Pathology of Brain Lesions—Clinical Evi- dence—The Frontal Lobes—Lesions of the Frontal Lobes— American Crow-bar case, &c.—Clinical and Experimental facts compared 1 LECTURE II. The Motor Area—Lesions of the Motor Area—Facts of Experiment— Brown-S6quard on Cerebral Paralysis, &c.—Destructive Lesions of the Motor Regions—General—Hemiplegia—Regions of the Cen- triun Ovale—Divisions of the Centrum Ovale—Partial Lesions of the Motor Area—^Hemiplegia—Partial Lesions and Monoplegia —Unilateral Oculo-Motor Monoplegia—Crural Monoplegia—Ampu- tation of Limbs and Local Cerebral Atrophy discussed—Brachio- Crural Monoplegia—Brachial Monoplegia—Brachio-Facial Mono- plegia—Facial Monoplegia—Aphasia: Oro-lingual ITemiparesis— Diagnosis of Cortical Paralysis .30 LECTURE IIL Irritative Lesions of the Motor Area—Jacksonian Epilepsy—Crural Monospasm or Protospasm—Brachial Monospasm or Protospasm— Facial Monospasm or Protospasm—Lesions of the Sensory iirea Sensory Centres and Tracts—Cerebral Hemianossthesia—Semi- decussation of the Optic Tracts—Lesions of the Occipital Lobes— Goltz on Cortical Lesions—Sensory Centi-es in the Monkey—Latent Cerebral Lesions—Aflfections of sight—Affections of Ilearino- Affections of Smell and Taste—Affections of Touch—Conclusion . 100
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