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A CASE OF AMAUROTIC FAMILY IDIOCY WITH AUTOPSY

1898; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 25; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/00005053-189807000-00003

1539-736X

Frederick Peterson,

Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments

This case was brought to my office in November, 1897.It was then an infant three months old, female, child of Russian Hebrew parents.The mother was 28 years old at the time of its birth, and had had five children and one miscarriage.Of the five children, the first was seven years old and normal, the second five and one-half years old (a blind idiot now on Randall's Island), the third a normal child of four years, the fourth a blind idiot, which died at the age of ten months, and, the fifth is the case of amau¬ rotic idiocy described in this paper.Thus there were three cases in this family.In the second child the blindness was not noted until the age of six months.In the fourth and fifth cases it was not noted until the infants were four weeks old.The blindness, however, may have existed at birth.My patient was sent to Randall's Island in Janu¬ ary, 1898, and died there, March 16th, at the age of 7 months and 20 days.The following history is from notes taken by myself and my internes at the Randall's Island Hospital for Idiots, Drs.Elizabeth Sturgis and F. O'Neil: L. L., 7 months, 20 days.Family History.-Mother, 28 years, German, healthy.Father, 29 years, Russian, said to have some lung trouble causing dyspnma on exertion, but which is not consumption.History negative on both sides for syphilis, tuberculosis, in¬ sanity, epilepsy or nervous disease, as far as was known.No relationship exists between parents.Personal History.-Born at term, labor normal; nursed four weeks and was then fed on milk and water, equal parts.