A Clinical Contribution to the Study of Post-Paralytic Chorea, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint): A Contribution to the Study of Localized Cerebral Lesions: A ... Localized Cerebral Lesions (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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A detailed look at how localized brain lesions shape symptoms and disease progression. This edition presents case-by-case findings from early work on cerebral lesions and their clinical effects.

The text walks through patient histories, surgical findings, and post-mortem observations. It links specific brain regions to observed epileptic and motor symptoms, tracing how disease processes travel from the skull to the cortex and beyond. You’ll see how doctors in the period approached diagnosis, imaging limitations of the time, and the reasoning behind localization theories.

• Concrete case studies that tie physical brain changes to changes in movement, speech, and consciousness.


• Descriptions of how lesions alter nearby structures and disrupt neural pathways.


• Discussion of historical theories on brain localization and their clinical relevance.


• Illustrative details from post-mortem examinations and early neuropathology.

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