VI. On the changes in movement and sensation produced by hemisection of the spinal cord in the cat
Author(s) -
Charles Devereux Marshall
Publication year - 1895
Publication title -
proceedings of the royal society of london
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2053-9126
pISSN - 0370-1662
DOI - 10.1098/rspl.1894.0177
Subject(s) - spinal cord , afferent , efferent , sensation , medicine , spinal cord injury , anesthesia , anatomy , psychology , neuroscience
The present research was undertaken in order to determine more exactly the nature and origin of epileptiform convulsions and the paths in the spinal cord by which both afferent and efferent impulses are transmitted. The method employed was as follows :— Hemisection of the spinal cord was performed in the lower dorsa region on the right side, the animals being anæsthetized with ether and strict antiseptic precautions being observed.
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