NEW MYSTERY DISEASE.
A sti'ajiie« diseasfe; called lenticular degenornlion," of whioh only 70 cases havo Ijeeii known since 1912, is described by Dr. F. M. 11. Waisho, in "Medical Sdciice- Abstracts," published by tho Medical Itesearch Council ' of Great Britain. tt occurs i" youth and fiftrlv adult life, and- is always fatal. All "investigations havo failed to discover tho tauso. It is believed that tile disease originates in the liter, which elaborates 5i poison that aets on a particular part of tho brain. "Whether this is a new disease or only an old orie newly observed Wo cannot «ay," said a brain specialist. "It is one of the lTuiny disease mysteries which wo are uhablo to explain."
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 18232, 17 November 1924, Page 4
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117NEW MYSTERY DISEASE. Press, Volume LX, Issue 18232, 17 November 1924, Page 4
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