tabes
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Although they usually develop in the ataxic stage, one or more years after the initial spinal symptoms, they may appear before there is any evidence of tabes.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
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
More rarely it appears as tabes mesenterica in infants, tubercular peritonitis, and tubercular disease of the internal organs.
From The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom by Thomson, Basil
Rest alone will do much to diminish pain and promote sleep in tabes, rest with massage and electricity will do more.
From Fat and Blood An Essay on the Treatment of Certain Forms of Neurasthenia and Hysteria by Mitchell, John K.
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
