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not at all certain that these cases would be included under any of the types 

 mentioned by the author, although some do possess features that resemble 

 closely the infantile types. Among these may be mentioned the type of 

 "fat boy" described by Cushing, which Gushing regards as on the whole a 

 hypopituitarism. 



The various types of dwarfism present fairly well-defined characteristics. 



McKee, who has had an extensive experience with Mongoloids, claims 

 to have attained very good results from the use of thyroid-gland extracts. 



REFERENCES 



Cushing, (H.). Concerning the symptomatic differentiation between disorders of the 

 two lobes of the pituitary body: with notes on a syndrome accredited to hyperplasia of the 

 anterior and secretory stasis or insufficiency of the posterior lobe. Am. J. M. Sc., March, 

 1913, PP- 313-328. 



McKee and Wells. Practical Pediatrics. Vol. II, p. 625, Philadelphia, P. Blakiston's 

 Son & Co. 



