CONTENTS 



XI 



CHAPTER PACK 



XII. — Nerve Injuries - . . . 184 



The effects of nerve section. — Epicritic, 

 protopathic, and deep sensibility. — Causation 

 of trophic lesions. — Diagnosis of partial nerve 

 section. — How degenerated nerve is regenerated. 

 — The results of primary and secondary nerve- 

 suture. — Methods of dealing with wide gaps. 



XIII. — The Surgical Physiology of the Spinal 



Cord - . . . . jgg 



The effects of division of the posterior nerve 

 roots. — -The diagnosis and localization of 

 tumours of the spinal cord.— The exact dia- 

 gnosis of injuries of the spinal cord. 



XIV. — Cerebral Localization - - - 213 



The causation and signiiicance of optic 

 neuritis. — -Localization in the cerebellum.— 

 Tumours in the cerebello-pontine angle. — 

 Localization of sensation in the cerebral cortex. 

 — Functions of the frontal cortex ; spasticity. 

 — Apraxia. — Aphasia. — Misleading localizing 

 signs of cerebral tumour. — The cerebrospinal 

 fluid. 



XV. — The Action of Cutaneous An/Esthetics - 239 

 Drugs applied to the unbroken skin. 



APPENDIX. — Absorption of Nitrogen from 



Amino-acids - . - . 245 



