Cerebro-Spinal Disseminated Sclerosis in Soldiers
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Pte. J. W., cet. 24, ljftely admitted to hospital for " Paralysis agitans," presents marked symptoms of that rare affection ?Disseminated sclerosis. The disease appears to have supervened on a prolonged attack of secondary syphilis two years ago. His medical history sheet records several recent admissions for "ague" and "simple continued fever" which, according to the man's own statement, were nothing more nor less than the trembling being mistaken for these aguish attacks. However this may be, his aspect is that of a man in the cold stage of ague. He stands by his bedside with pallid countenance and shrunken expression, his head and neck trembling. It is also to be remembered that severe rigors, chiefly affecting the lower jaw, do occur during the development of this disease, but are unaccompanied by any increase of temperature. The disease appears to have been very insidious, and to have crept upon the patient without his having been fully aware himself of its development until quite recently. He now presents the following symptoms. As he stands, his head and neck are seen to tremble, and this increases in proportion as the patient is spoken to, until at length he becomes literally so agitated as to be unable any longer to stand. All this time his arms hang by his sides at rest, but tell him to extend
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