NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS IN POSTHEMORRHAGIC SECONDARY ANEMIA
Authors: Samuel B. Hadden
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1936)

Article1 May 1936NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS IN POSTHEMORRHAGIC SECONDARY ANEMIASAMUEL B. HADDEN, M.D., F.A.C.P.SAMUEL B. HADDEN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-9-11-1572 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn 1878 the pathological picture of postero-lateral-sclerosis was described by Kahler and Pick,1 and in 1887 Lichtheim2 pointed out the frequency of the relationship of this neurological condition to pernicious anemia. At the present time the symptom complex of postero-lateral-sclerosis is regarded as most commonly the result of primary pernicious anemia. The relationship of secondary anemias to changes in the nervous system, however, is less well known. Changes in the cord occurring in secondary anemia have been reported, but not all these cases can be accepted as authentic.Oppenheim3believed that in all cases of postero-lateral-sclerosis the anemia need not...Bibliography1. KAHLERPICK OA: Über kombinierte System—Erkrankung des Rückenmarks, Arch. f. Psychiat., 1878, viii, 251. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. LICHTHEIM L: Zur Kenntnis der perniciösen Anämie, Verhandl. d. Cong. f. inn. Med., Wiesb., 1887, vi, 84-99. Google Scholar3. OPPENHEIM H: Textbook of nervous diseases (translated by Alex. Bruce), 1911, Vol. 1, pp. 188-189, Otto Shulze and Co., Edinburgh. Google Scholar4. SARGANTLANGMEAD WFS: Treatment of nervous disorders accompanying anemia by intensive iron therapy, Lancet, 1932, ii, 1322-1326. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. SPILLER : Personal Communication. Google Scholar6. CASTLETOWNSENDHEATH WBWCCW: Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1930, clxxx, 305-335. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. MELLANBY E: Experimental production and prevention of degeneration in the spinal cord, Brain, 1931, liv, 247-290. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. WEILDAVIDSON AC: Changes in the spinal cord in anemia—clinicomicroscopic study, Arch. Neurol. and Psychiat., 1929, xxii, 966-1000. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. MCCONNELL JW: Spinal cord changes following a secondary general anemia, with recovery, Jr. Nerv. and Ment. Dis., 1907, xxxiv, 658-659. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. LANGDON HM: Amaurosis after uterine hemorrhage, Arch. Ophth., 1933, x, 99-102. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. HAYES , in NORRIS and OLIVER'S: System of diseases of the eye, 1897, Vol. II, J. B. Lippincott, Philadelphia. Google Scholar12. LARREY : Observations on wounds and their complications by erysipelas, gangrene and tetanus and principal diseases and injuries of the head, ear and eye (translated by E. F. Rivinus). Google Scholar13. MCGUIGANATKINSON HHV: The effect of hemorrhage on the sympathetic nerves, Am. Jr. Physiol., 1921, lvii, 95-103. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. LANDISJONASANGEVINEERB EMLMW: The passage of fluid and protein through the human capillary wall during venous congestion, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1932, xi, 717-734. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*Received for publication September 20, 1935. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 May 1936Volume 9, Issue 11Page: 1572-1577KeywordsAnemiaNervous systemPernicious anemia ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1936 PDF downloadLoading ...