A manual of diseases of the nervous system . -^D Pathological Anatomy. — The cordusually presents evidence of the compres-sion it has endured in considerable nar-rowing at the spot, where it may be in-dented and flattened, or cylindrical. Some-times the reduction in size is extreme; foran inch or so the cord may be reduced toone third of its normal diameter, and ithas even been found no thicker than acrow-quill. An example of Qattening isshown in Fig. 106. On the other hand,there is sometimes very little narrowingto be discerned. At the compressed partthe cord is usually grey in tint; its cons
A manual of diseases of the nervous system . -^D Pathological Anatomy. — The cordusually presents evidence of the compres-sion it has endured in considerable nar-rowing at the spot, where it may be in-dented and flattened, or cylindrical. Some-times the reduction in size is extreme; foran inch or so the cord may be reduced toone third of its normal diameter, and ithas even been found no thicker than acrow-quill. An example of Qattening isshown in Fig. 106. On the other hand,there is sometimes very little narrowingto be discerned. At the compressed partthe cord is usually grey in tint; its consist-ence is lessened in early cases, and in-creased in those of long duration. Thechange in colour and consistence is dueto the inflammation of the substance of thecord which always results from pressure,and may often be traced for some distanceabove and below the compressed there is much compression there isalways much inflammation, but considerablemyelitis may occur when the amount of com-pression is slight. The inflammation m
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