Diseases of infancy and childhood (1914) (14585613677)

"An imbecile having microcephaly and pseudo-muscular atrophy"
Identifier: diseasesofinfan00fisc (find matches)
Title: Diseases of infancy and childhood
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Fischer, Louis, 1864- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Children
Publisher: Philadelphia, F. A. Davis company (etc., etc.)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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ve of the spine and general atrophy ofall the muscles, especially those of the back andshoulders. (Original.) Fig. 279.—Imbecile (Louie W.). Showingnormal position of head flexed on the chest.Can only lift head by raising chin with exten-sor muscles of hand and forearm. (Original.) This type occurs in more than 10 per cent, of cases; they are alwayscongenital idiots; they have considerable power of imitation; they arehumorous; they are usually able to speak, the co-ordinating faculty isabnormal; the circulation is feeble; the improvement which trainingeffects is greatly in excess of what would be predicated if one did not 1J310CY AND IMBECILITY. 809 know the characteristics of this type; the life-expectancy is, however, farbelow the average, and the tendency is to tuberculosis. These children are usually found to be deaf, blind, or to have somedeformity of the mouth, nose, hands, or feet. I have seen cases of thiskind in my service at the German Poliklinik, of New York, and also re-
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Fig. 2S0.—Tnibooilo (T^iiie W.). Fig. 281.—Imbecile (Louie W.). Showing position assumed in walking. Showing drop wris^t and foot. (Original.)Cannot stand on feet. (Original.) member seeiiiiA- (his Ionn ol! disease at the ChiKlivirs Klinik of Pr. lliio-oNciimaim, at l^erlin. This disease usually ends taially. I allude to infantile amaurotic idicuy on pni^e Sl(). Otlior formsof mental impainnent are described in detail (ser anicle on SporadicCreiinism, J^a^c^ T19). 810 DISEASKS OF TIJE XEinolS SVSTK.M. A:n Imbecile Havixg Microcephaly and Pseudo-muscular Atrophy.—LouieW., 5 years old, was referred to me through the courtesy of Dr. L. S. )Maiison. Previous Bistory.—This child was born at full term, natural labor, no forceps.He was breast-fed about 15 months; could not stand, walk nor talk until 2 j-ears old.Dentition began during- the ninth month, which was very early in this family, as allthe other children teethed at fifteen months. He had measles when 2 years old,influenza an