Types of mental defectives . tely no progress. Unfortunately, the thyroid treatment could not begiven. M. learned to amuse younger children, to wash, dress, and care forherself in every way, and to make herself generally useful. She neverchanged in appearance; or at least but little. In her 36th year shedeveloped epilepsy, and in her 38th year she suffered from cardiacdilation, which eventually caused her death. CASE D.—Negroid Type. J. R. (Low-Grade) was 14 years old when photo was taken. Thematernal grandmother was an epileptic, and died of pulmonary tubercu-losis, as did the paternal grandf
Types of mental defectives . tely no progress. Unfortunately, the thyroid treatment could not begiven. M. learned to amuse younger children, to wash, dress, and care forherself in every way, and to make herself generally useful. She neverchanged in appearance; or at least but little. In her 36th year shedeveloped epilepsy, and in her 38th year she suffered from cardiacdilation, which eventually caused her death. CASE D.—Negroid Type. J. R. (Low-Grade) was 14 years old when photo was taken. Thematernal grandmother was an epileptic, and died of pulmonary tubercu-losis, as did the paternal grandfather. The father, a carpenter, was28 and the mother 27 years old when this child was born. sight, hearing, speech and gait were good. She was a goodspecimen of the negroid type, with brown skin, flat features, blackeyes, and black hair. She learned to read and write a little, but to nopractical purpose. She could do simple house work, which was herlimit. She died of pulmonary tuberculosis when 19 years old. PLATE XXIX. Case A.
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