A. Debray. Pathogenesis and treatment of tabes dorsalis Pathogenic du tabes Treatment. journal de neurologic, 1909, no. 22

At the beginning of the article, the author summarizes the work of representatives of the French school (Nageotte, R. Marie, Cestan et Sicard, Tinel, etc.), who, on the basis of numerous histological studies, come to the conclusion that the primary process in tabes dorsalis is not damage to the nerve elements, but changes membranes of the brain and lymphatic system. From this point of view, it is possible to explain the systematization of rebirths by the peculiarities of the location of the lymphatic tracts, which are more developed in the region of the intraspinal ganglia and the posterior roots than around the anterior roots.