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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    s It is worth noticing that in no one of these cases \vas any difficulty in coordinating the muscles perceived. Without citing other cases similar to those of Lar- rey, and which are familiar to the^ profession, I desire to refer to three remarkable instances, the details of which are given by Dr. John D. Fisher,' of Boston, but which appear to have escaped the notice of recent writers: The first was that of a man aged forty-five, who was seen soon after his death, which took -place from pneumonia. The penis was small; the glans had evi- dently seldom, if ever, been uncovered. When ex- posed, it was small, pale, and pointed; all the parts of the organ resembled those of a boy not yet arrived at the age of puberty. The scrotum was soft and flabby, and was empty. No testicles were anywhere to be found. The head was large, measuring 22 inches in cir- cumference. The brain was healthy and very large, weighing 51A ounces. The relative projDortion of the cerebellum to the cerebrum was much reduced, foi*, while the latter weighed 47 ounces, the former weighed but 4J ounces. According to Meckel and others, the average weight of the cerebrum and cerebellum, united, is 48 ounces—and the weight of the cerebellum to that of the cerebrum is as 1 to 7, or 1 to 8. In this case, the cerebellum measured, in its transverse diameter, 4 inches; in its antero-posterior diameter, 2^ inches; and in thickness, 1| inch; ordinarily, it measures, transversely, 4 inches; antero-posteriorly, 2^ inches, and perpendicularly, 2^ inches. It was, therefore, one- ' Contributions illustrative of the Functions of the Cerebellum. Amer- icaa Journal of the Medical Sciences, February, 1839.