Paper, 'On some circumstances under which the normal state of the knee jerk is altered' by James Samuel Risien Russell

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Russell writes: 'For the inception of the following work, which it is hoped will add some further facts to our knowledge of the most important of the “deep reflexes,” the knee jerk, I am greatly indebted to the very kind suggestions of Dr. Hughlings-Jackson. To him I owe my best thanks for proposing the question of the influence of the asphyxial state on the knee phenomenon, as a subject likely to be fruitful. The adoption of his early advice led to the investigation of many other points of noteworthy interest. I am also much obliged to Professor Horsley for suggestions, especially with regard to control experiments and operative procedures. Since Brown-Séquard described the condition expressed by him under the term spinal epilepsy, the so-called deep or tendon reflexes have attracted considerable attention, and have been the object of numerous investigations.'

Annotations in pencil and ink.

Subject: Physiology

Received 3 March 1893 / 22 March 1893. Read 18 May 1893. Communicated by Victory Horsley.

A version of this paper was published in volume 53 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On some circumstances under which the normal state of the knee jerk is altered'.

Reference number

PP/21/12

Earliest possible date

1893

Physical description

Ink and graphite pencil on paper

Page extent

51 pages

Format

Typescript