tabes

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Lucan seems to have described this serpent in the following lines: Hic, quæ prima caput movit de pulvere tabes Aspida somniferum tumida cervice levârit.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)

In tabes dorsalis faradic treatment will often diminish the anaesthesia and numbness in the legs, with resulting benefit to the ataxy.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

Neuro-Arthropathies.—Charcot's disease is usually met with in men over thirty who suffer from tabes dorsalis.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

Except that the joint disease is seldom symmetrical, it closely resembles the arthropathy of tabes.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

In certain diseases, especially tabes, the pupils do not respond to light stimuli, but accommodate themselves to objects.

From Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso by Lombroso, Gina