| Autor: |
PARSONS, E. H., PLUMMER, D. E., EWALT, J. R., GASKILL, R. C. |
| Zdroj: |
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association; June 1938, Vol. 110 Issue: 24 p1991-1993, 3p |
| Abstrakt: |
While studying a series of cases of syphilis of the central nervous system we were impressed by the number of patients who entered the hospital complaining of nausea, vomiting, hematemesis and epigastric pain. Complete study of these cases gave results which are at variance with our previous conceptions and constitute the basis for this report. MATERIAL AND METHOD All cases of syphilis of the central nervous system admitted to an active, large general hospital during a period of approximately four years were studied. Each case was examined by one or more of us. A few of these cases presented other primary causes for hospitalization, such as pulmonary tuberculosis. In each case complete examination facilities were utilized, so that gastric analyses and roentgenologic study of the gastrointestinal tract were accomplished in all indicated cases. All pathologic changes found on roentgen examination were verified after the administration of belladonna and atropine. Only |
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