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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    Seventh year.—Suddenly attacked by partial facial paralysis, confusion of ideas, manner surly, partial left side paralysis, dull pain in right side of head. Six days later fell, partially insensible, with complete paralysis in left side of body. Temporary recovery, followed by a relapse, and death in a state of coma. At the post-mortem there were characteristic changes in the arteries of the brain found in syphilis. These changes produce a considerable narrowing of their channels, which favours the formation of clots obstructing the circulation of the blood. Consequently the blood supply of the brain is lessened in those parts affected, causing softening of the brain substance, with disastrous effects upon the patient and his prospects in life. Paralysis in young people free from heart disease is most often due to syphilitic diseases of their arteries ; and the popular expression of apoplexy, a stroke, a fit, and so on, is usually where one of these diseased arteries bursts in the brain, tearing up the brain tissues and wrecking the unfortunate victim for life, or killing the patient outright, especially when advanced in years. So long as narrowing only is present, there are symptoms of difficulty of speech, forgetfulness.