The origin of disease : especially of disease resulting from intrinsic as opposed to extrinsic causes : with chapters on diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment . ^. - - - THE SPINAL CORD. 159 observation more complete to have found upward secondary degen-eration absent, the proof is absolute that secondary degenerations up-ward and downward do not always follow as a consequence of localdestructions, since it has been shown in a single case that there wasno downward degeneration caused by such extensive local destructionas that occasioned by the cyst which has been described. The por-tion of cord
The origin of disease : especially of disease resulting from intrinsic as opposed to extrinsic causes : with chapters on diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment . ^. - - - THE SPINAL CORD. 159 observation more complete to have found upward secondary degen-eration absent, the proof is absolute that secondary degenerations up-ward and downward do not always follow as a consequence of localdestructions, since it has been shown in a single case that there wasno downward degeneration caused by such extensive local destructionas that occasioned by the cyst which has been described. The por-tion of cord illustrated by Fig. 129 shows other evidence of fibroiddisease besides the curious and interesting lesions already should be kept constantly in mind that the case was one of Brightsdisease in which the kidneys were cystic and there was an extraordi-nary increase of fibrous tissue through the body, in the organs, andin the blood-vessels, with calcareous deposits to an unusual Fig. 129 it can be seen that the fibrous prolongations from thepia mater covering the surface of the cord are strong and heavy andextend as black lines deeply i
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