Double optic neuritis with paralyis of olfactory nerves, and sensory division of right fifth nerve / by John B. Story.

  • Story, John B.
Date:
1884
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Credit: Double optic neuritis with paralyis of olfactory nerves, and sensory division of right fifth nerve / by John B. Story. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    2 What is the most probable theory to account for the occurrence of optic neuritis in cases of cerebral tumour ? 3. Is the cornea the seat of a true neuro-paralytic inflammation, or can the keratitis that occurs in these paralysis cases be accounted for simply by exposure ? [Since writing this paper I have carefully tested the condition of the salivary secretion in this patient by means of a rod dipped in vinegar, and I am able to state that the secretion of saliva from the parotid gland of the right side is, if not completely absent, at least so diminished, as compared with that of the left side, as to be by this test utterly undemonstrable. While the application of the vinegar to any portion of the mucous membrane on the left side of the mouth is followed by a gush of saliva from the duct of the left parotid gland, no saliva can be drawn from the right parotid duct by similar application, nor by applying the vinegar to any portion whatsoever of the buccal mucous membrane. I could not observe any difference in the behaviour of the two submaxillary glands, but the difference between the two parotids was as mai-ked as it is possible for a thing of the kind to be.]