On the degeneration of the neurone / [Sir F.W. Mott].

  • Mott, F. W. (Frederick Walker), 1853-1926
Date:
1900
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Credit: On the degeneration of the neurone / [Sir F.W. Mott]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and that in 20 per cent, it could not be excluded. Therefore we may assume that the effect of syphilis on the germinal plasm on one or both of the parents is the essential cause. In the greater proportion of the cases I was unable to obtain a history of insanity or nervous disease in the family, although it was remark- Fig. 58.—Case of tabetic form of juvenile general paralysis which died aged 20 years, three months after onset of symptoms. The photograph shows characteristic teeth. able that in 4 of the cases, and also in 1 hereditary case of tabes, the fathers suffered with general paralysis. The notes of their cases give no evidence of their having acquired syphilis, yet in 4 out of the 5 cases there were distinct and well-marked signs in their offspring. From a very careful study of the family histories of these cases I was led to believe that the germinal