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On cerebritis, hysteria, and bulbar paralysis, as illustrative of arrest of function of the cerebro-spinal centres.
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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.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #4745 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/1339 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | on-cerebritis-hysteria-and-bulbar-paralysis-as-illustrative-of-arrest-of-function-of-the-cerebrospinal-centres |