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

  • Hammond, William A. (William Alexander), 1828-1900.
Date:
1869
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Credit: The physiology and pathology of the cerebellum / by William A. Hammond. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    tliird less in size and weiglit than is ordinarily tlie case in an adult male, and was tlie exact weiglit of tliat of a female cliild six years old, whose body was examined at tlie same time. The history of the patient is very interesting. The deficiency of testicles was discovered by Dr. Warren. His voice was like that of a woman; he had no beard, he never exhibited any amorous propensities, or desire for female society—as his mother expressed it, he was a virgin in feeling and conduct to the day of his death. The second case was that of a man aged forty-one, who, while a passenger in a railway ti'ain, was injured by a collision, so that the back part of his neck was struck violently against the window-frame of the car. The blow was so severe, that he remained for some time in a state of insensibility; at first, it was thought that his skull was fractured, or his neck dislocated. He, however, regained his intelligence, and was con- veyed to his residence. On visiting him an hour after the accident. Dr. Fisher found him sutFering great ]3ain in the occijiital portion of the head and upper part of the neck. He was lying on his back, and was unable to rotate his head or move from a horizontal position. Every attempt to do so was attended with excruciating pain. The muscles of the neck and integ uments were swollen, but there were no indications of fracture of the cranium, or of fracture or dislocation of the vertebrae. On the second day after the accident, he complained of numbness of the right arm, and of a difiiculty in passing his urine. Another interesting symptom occurred after two weeks when he had left his bed. He lost the power of estimating distances; near objects appeared to be far off, and to be far below him. The