Nervous and mental diseases . heavy welt of fibro-elastic increase around the heel and along the outer border of the foot. The thorax usually presents an anteroposterior curvature in the cer-vicodorsal region, which may be compensated by lumbar lordosis andattended by scoliotic twists. The clavicles are almost invariably increasedin thickness and sometimes in length, and the sternum may also share inthe hypertrophy. The ribs and cartilages are often enlarged. Thesebony changes give the chest an unusual breadth and anteroposteriordepth. The respiration is ordinarily abdominal in character, and
Nervous and mental diseases . heavy welt of fibro-elastic increase around the heel and along the outer border of the foot. The thorax usually presents an anteroposterior curvature in the cer-vicodorsal region, which may be compensated by lumbar lordosis andattended by scoliotic twists. The clavicles are almost invariably increasedin thickness and sometimes in length, and the sternum may also share inthe hypertrophy. The ribs and cartilages are often enlarged. Thesebony changes give the chest an unusual breadth and anteroposteriordepth. The respiration is ordinarily abdominal in character, and theabdomen is often protuberant or even pendulous. The pelvic girdle maybe enlarged. The external genitalia in women are ordinarily hypertrophied, theuterus atrophic. In men there may be hypertrophy or atrophy of theexternal genitals. Amenorrhea and sterility are the rule with women,sexual inappetence and impotence with men. Cephalalgia of an intense, persistent, deep-seated character is presentin the great majority of
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