. Diseases of the nervous system : for the general practitioner and student. Fig. 89.—Infantile Spinal ParalysisShowing Deformities of the LowerLimbs. Fig. 90.—Atrophy of RightThigh. Sequela of AcuteAnterior Poliomyelitis inChildhood. same course as the old spinal palsy. In a case that came under my obser-vation (Amer. Med., 1903) symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis beganto develop a. propos of an injury years after the infantile spinal speaking, the prognosis depends a great deal upon theelectrical reactions of the muscles. Reaction of degeneration is usuallyan unfav
. Diseases of the nervous system : for the general practitioner and student. Fig. 89.—Infantile Spinal ParalysisShowing Deformities of the LowerLimbs. Fig. 90.—Atrophy of RightThigh. Sequela of AcuteAnterior Poliomyelitis inChildhood. same course as the old spinal palsy. In a case that came under my obser-vation (Amer. Med., 1903) symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis beganto develop a. propos of an injury years after the infantile spinal speaking, the prognosis depends a great deal upon theelectrical reactions of the muscles. Reaction of degeneration is usuallyan unfavorable sign for recovery of the paralyzed muscles. Loss offaradic contractility is not always an indication that the muscular con-tractility will not return. I have seen cases of return of this form of INFANTILE SPINAL PARALYSIS 269 electrical reaction long after the onset of poliomyelitis. As to life, theoutlook is good except when the medulla is involved. Diagnosis.—The sudden onset with its characteristic prodromalsymptoms, the flaccid palsy, the loss of reflexes
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