Select cases of the disorder commonly termed the paralysis of the lower extremities / by John Jebb.

  • Jebb, John, 1736-1786.
Date:
1782
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Credit: Select cases of the disorder commonly termed the paralysis of the lower extremities / by John Jebb. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    lent pain was felt in the protuberant ver- tebra, when he was Uiider the influence of the fpafms. It appeared from his hiftory, that he had been afFe£led with the lues, and for fomc years pad had been very much devoted to venereal indulgences. ' The firft fymptom that alarmed him, was a ftlffnefs in his neck, which came upon him fuddenly in the night, about three months before the time of his admif- fion* At the end of two months from the firft feizure, his right leg began to be afFe*fted. The cold>bath was prefcribed at this period, which aggravated his com- plaints. He gradually grew worfe, till a general coldnefs prevailed through the whole fyftem, and every part of his frame was affedSed with paralyfis or fpafm^ I The