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Show HEALTH . ADVICE By Dr. Morri$ RsHbein Id iter, Journal of tk Americas MeaV eel Assectatle This is the second in a serie in which Dr. Fishbeln discusses ' diseases of the nervous system, their cause, effect and treatment the most complicated In its disturbances dis-turbances of any of the portions of the human body. - 8ome di-eases di-eases which result from disturbances dis-turbances of the nerves are almost al-most incomprehensible to the average av-erage person until the mechanism of the nervous system is understood. under-stood. In some of these diseases, the body loses strength. In others, one may be constantly sleepy and in still others, certain portions of the body refuse to function or function Incorrectly. Sometimes there is a combination combina-tion of various symptoms which physicians classify merely by the . name of the doctor who happened hap-pened first to observe and describe the combination. Such a collection collec-tion of symptoms is called, technically, tech-nically, a syndrome. One such, Brown-Sequard's syndrome, was ; rirst UMCrtbed by the ' French physiologist of that name. It is always due to disturbance of the spinal cord on just one side a stab or bulllet wound, or, mora frequently, a tumor or Infection, of the spine with syphilis. Careful tests are made of the sensation in the skin for heat, cold and pain below the place where the lesion is supposed to be and test are made of the vanoua reflexes. The disturbance thus may be located accurately. Then the X-ray may reveal signs of the tumor or of a destruction de-struction of the bone or of some other lesion In the spinal column. Surgical operation may then alleviate al-leviate the trouble. Another common syndrome 1 the on known as Meniere's syndrome. syn-drome. This is usually due to some disturbance of the nerve of hearing and of the little canala in the brain which give us our sense of position in space. The person who ha this syndrome syn-drome hss difficulty with hearing, ringing in the ears and much dis-xiness. dis-xiness. Secondarily there msy be sweating, nausea and vomiting. Sometimes there is merely a mild inflammation. In soms cases there may be a hemorrhage into various portions of the tissues concerned, or a audden rise in the tension in the tissues. In this condition, also, poisonings poison-ings of various kind nd infections infec-tions with such condition as malaria ma-laria and syphilis may be responsible. respon-sible. If the attacks are frequent and . severe, it is customary for the 1 doctor to prescribe sedatives suf- -f iciently strong to control the condition, con-dition, at least until it has been thoroughly studied. Next: Locomotor ataxia. |