Lecons sur la physiologie et la pathologie du systeme nerveux.

At head of title: Cours de Medecine, du College de France. Two volumes. 207 x 142 mm. 8vo. viii, 520; [iv], 560 pp. 65; 12 figs.; lightly foxed. Contemporary cloth-backed marbled boards, cloth corners, gilt spine; rubbed, fore-edge bumped on Vol. I. Ownership signature of O. J. Raeder. Very good. FIRST EDITION. This work was the text for Bernard's course on the nervous system given at the College de France where he was professor of experimental physiology. Bernard's work in neuro-physiology includes the description of the origin and function of the chorda tympani, the cervical sympathetic system, and an examination of the vasomotor innervation of blood vessels. He also gives his description of "Horner's syndrome" (Garrison and Morton 1328) due to lesion of the cervical sympathetic, offering proof that the sympathetic governs the pupillary, vasomotor, sudomotor, and pilomotor functions. "He supported the thesis of Marshall Hall and MUller on the spinal reflexes. . . Bernard also showed that the anterior or ventral root arises from ganglionic cells" McHenry. REFERENCES: Barchas Collection 172; Courville Collection 193; Cushing B319; Garrison and Morton 1399; Heirs of Hippocrates 1795; McHenry, Garrison's History of neurology, p. 201; Osler 1509; Reynolds Historical Library 458; Waller 957. First Edition.

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Publisher: J.-B. Bailliere et Fils, etc., 1858.

Year: 1858

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

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