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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026

On cerebritis, hysteria, and bulbar paralysis, as illustrative of arrest of function of the cerebro-spinal centres.

Publication Details

Guy’s Hosp. Rep., 3 ser., 22, 7-55. 1877 CE.

The case of “bulbar paralysis” (pp. 45-55) is believed to be the first definite record of myasthenia gravis.

Thematic Classifications

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Entry Number#4745
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/1339
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External URLon-cerebritis-hysteria-and-bulbar-paralysis-as-illustrative-of-arrest-of-function-of-the-cerebrospinal-centres