Nervous and mental diseases . Fig. 283.—The dome-shaped palate. Fig. 284.—The flat-roofed palate. tion of degeneracy. The deformed palate is, to my mind, one of thechief anatomical stigmata of degeneration. It is true that, from this single indication, it would not be strictly 696 MENTAL DISEASES. scientific to adjudge an individual a degenerate. Occasionally, perhaps,a case presents itself where this anatomical stigma alone would sufficeto insure a diagnosis of this nature ; but usually other stigmata coexist,such as cranial anomalies, deformities of the ear, and the like. The. Fig. 285.— The
Nervous and mental diseases . Fig. 283.—The dome-shaped palate. Fig. 284.—The flat-roofed palate. tion of degeneracy. The deformed palate is, to my mind, one of thechief anatomical stigmata of degeneration. It is true that, from this single indication, it would not be strictly 696 MENTAL DISEASES. scientific to adjudge an individual a degenerate. Occasionally, perhaps,a case presents itself where this anatomical stigma alone would sufficeto insure a diagnosis of this nature ; but usually other stigmata coexist,such as cranial anomalies, deformities of the ear, and the like. The. Fig. 285.— The hip-roofed palate.
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