Abstract
The following case-which I had the opportunity of
closely observing while House-Physician to Dr Alex.
Bruce in the Royal Infirmary Edinburgh,whose permission I nave to use the notes I made at the time has
many points of interest bearing on various debated subjects. It shows the need of following cases
when possible to the postmortem-room, and the necessity of very thorough examination of them there; both as regards obvious morbid appearances and
under the microscope to show the exact nature of
the lesions and. the correct conclusions to draw
from them.It also shows the value which can be
placed on similar cases,recorded as primary
Haematomyelia, but not supported by post-mortem
evidence.
From an Obstetrical point of view it also
raises some interesting questions, bearing on the
nervous mechanism of labour.which I will mention
later.
