. The mental affections of children : idiocy, imbecility and insanity. Mongolian Idiocy. Girl, a-t. 3 months.(Given by Dr J. Thomson.). Mongolian Imbpciles. GENETOUS IDIOCY 59 Amaurotic Genetous Idiocy. This peculiar form of born idiocy is principally known bythe writings of Dr Sachs * of New York. Several children bythe same parents have been affected, and of the twenty-twocases recorded fifteen occurred in eleven families. Thirteenwere girls. In eighteen of these cases the parents wereIsraelites ; in four the race is not mentioned. It may behere noted that Dr Buschan has gathered information
. The mental affections of children : idiocy, imbecility and insanity. Mongolian Idiocy. Girl, a-t. 3 months.(Given by Dr J. Thomson.). Mongolian Imbpciles. GENETOUS IDIOCY 59 Amaurotic Genetous Idiocy. This peculiar form of born idiocy is principally known bythe writings of Dr Sachs * of New York. Several children bythe same parents have been affected, and of the twenty-twocases recorded fifteen occurred in eleven families. Thirteenwere girls. In eighteen of these cases the parents wereIsraelites ; in four the race is not mentioned. It may behere noted that Dr Buschan has gathered informationfrom many countries showing that with the Jewish peoplemental derangement is from four to six times as frequentas with the Gentiles. Amongst the 341 deaf-mutes whomLiebreich found in Berlin there were 41 Jews, a propor-tion of one deaf person to every 368 Israelites, while withthe Gentiles the proportion was one deaf-mute to every1477. Nervous diseases are also very common, and manyJewish women are hysterical. There is a neurotic strainthrough the whole race of Israel. The general history ofthis affection seems to be : The infant
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