The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-11-06
SIXTH ANNUAL MEETING

UT National ASsoclaIlon 10 De Hel(
 Thursday
 The national association for the stud,
 of epilepsy and the care and treatmen
 of epileptics will hold it's sixth annua
 meeting in the New Haven Medical as.
 sociation rooms at 962 Chapel street
 November 8. The first session will be.
 gin promptly at 2:3O o'clock in the aft.
 ernoon; the second at o'clock the same evening. The association extends
 to all persons interested in philan-
 thropic work a hearty invitation to at
 tend these meetings
 The following will be the programme: Presidents address-Dr Max Mail
 house.
 Report on Progress in the public care
 of Epileptics
 Connecticut, pr. Max Mailhouse;
 New Jersey Dr. Henry M. Weeks;
 Minnesota, pr. A. c. Rogers; Missou-
 ri, Dr. w. J. Alexander; Pennsylva-
 mia, Dr. Thomas c. Fitzsimmons
 Virginia, pr. w. F. Drewry; Texas,
 Dr. John Preston; Canada, Dr. Bruce
 Smith.
 Heredity in Epilepsy-Dr A. V. Coop
 CT, Palmer, Mass
 Statistics taken from the records of the Massachusetts State hospital for Epleptics, showing the percent of he- reditary cases among the total num- Der; which sex is most commonly af- I.hicted; which side of family inherited from; usual age of onset of convulsion and exciting cause so far as can be learned.
 Is Epilepsy a Disease of Metabolism?--
 Dr. J. F. Munson, Sonyea, N. Y.
 The cell is to be regarded as having definite chemical structure The mech ansm of it's activity is chemical and is determined by that structure The cause of epilepsy may be organic or functional in either case the ultimate pathology Is a disturbance of cellular metabolsm, Therefore, the bichemical study of epilepsy is logical and may be expected to yield importan results. Is Epilepsy Which is Known to Have
 Been Caused by Trauma, an Inherent
 Factor in the Progeny of the Victim?
 -Dr. Thomas c. F'itzsimmons, Wilkes
 Barre, Pa.
 ' believe that it is, and yet why should it be so? No traumatic condi- tions surround the cortex of the brain nor any part of the cerebrospinal ner- vous system in the children of such parents. Now, always presuming that the traumatlc epileptiC remains mental ly vigorous and strong, should we an- ticipate epileptic children from such nc 1too against their marrying? I believe and maintain that the children of such cpl leptic parents are predisposed to epilep- sy and we as physicians should advise against their marrying. Colonies for the Care and Treatment of Epileptic Patients In Connection With State Hospitals for the Insane-Dr. | Henry M. Pollock, Norwich, Conn. The practice of caring for epieptic l patients in buildings planned and con- structed for the treatment of the in-I sane and in conjunction with them is not productive of the best results. A | separate institution for the care and treatment of epileptics and the study ofl epilepsy should be established when | ever possible. A colony from one to | three miles removed from the parent l state hopstal could be established with | great ease, constructed and maintained I at less expense, would allow to transfer ' to or from the colony as the hospital I or outdoor form of treatment appeared l and wuld place at the dis posal of the colony the hospitals more | extensive equipment and greater facili- ties for research work. Some General Considerations Concern ing Epileptic Insanity and Its Treat ment-Dr. J. M, Keniston, Middle-I town, Conn.
 Why the insane epileptlc needs event more care than the sane. Statistics of his class in Connecticut Brief out inc of the medical treatment All in- sane epileptics should be under state 
 What Has Been Gained for the Eplep- tlc?-Dr. Everett Flood, superinten- dent Massachusetts State Hospital for Epileptics,
 A discussion of the steady advances made in the case of epileptic persons md an inquiry as to how much has 'eally been accomplished in bettering heir condition.
 Spinal Cord Lesions of Epilepsy-Drs I E. F. southard, Hathorne, Mass, and M. B. Hodskins, Palmer, Mass. Some Remarks on Myoclonus Epilepsy With a Report of Case-Dr l.. P. Clark, New York city. Heart Lesions in Epileptlcs-Dr. Ed ward A. Kennedy, Palmer, Mass. Recoveries from Epilepsy pr. c. E. Stanley, Mdddletown, Conn.
 lantern views of Craig colony for epi- leptics.