FAMILIAL SYRINGOMYELIA AND STATUS DYSRAPHICUS
Authors: Bert E. Mulvey, Lea A. Riely
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1942)

Article1 May 1942FAMILIAL SYRINGOMYELIA AND STATUS DYSRAPHICUSBERT E. MULVEY, M.D., F.A.C.P., LEA A. RIELY, M.D., F.A.C.P.BERT E. MULVEY, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, LEA A. RIELY, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-16-5-966 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDuring the last three years, we of the peripheral vascular department of the University Hospital have had the privilege of studying several members of a very interesting family. Various individuals of this group present signs and symptoms of impaired circulation to the extremities, disturbance of sensation in the lower limbs and feet, and a few members, similar disturbances in the hands. Slow-healing ulcers were present in the feet of some. 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To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma*Received for publication June 21, 1939.Research problem No. 1, University of Oklahoma School of Medicine, Oklahoma City, Okla. 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