| Popis: |
J. D., girl, aged 4, white, American, was referred to me, Jan. 7, 1914. by Dr. R. H. Boggs of this city, the patient coming from Maryland. The complaint was deaf-mutism. The family history of the little girl was good. She was accompanied to my office by her father and mother, both of whom were healthy. The patient had been a perfectly healthy child, normal in every respect, until she reached the age of 23 months. She heard sounds readily, started at noises and responded as intelligently as any child of her age to questions and speech directed to her by her parents. She had acquired quite a vocabulary so that her speech was well advanced for a child of her age. She could repeat anything she was told. There was never the slightest question of her intelligence or her ability to hear as well as any one. When she |
