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English: Cases C and D. — J. and R. C. Twin brothers, aged 7J/2 years.
Profound excitable idiots. Heads, microbrachycephalic. R. — Height 3 feet 7 inches ; weight 33^/4 pounds. Head Measurements. inches. Circumference 15^ Naso-occipital arc iQi/^ Inches. Binauricular arc 9^ Antero-posterior diameter 5% Greatest transverse diameter 4 Binauricular diameter 3j^ Facial length SJ/2 Cephalic index 77 These children resemble each other so closely that it is almost impossible to distinguish one from the other, except that J. has a supernumerary thumb on right hand. Alveolar arches are wider than normal, and the palate is almost flat in both cases. Both have light hair and blue eyes, and are absolute mutes. When pleased they give frequent bird-like cries, consisting of one shrill pro- longed note repeated at intervals. They are healthy, active little fel- lows, docile, affectionate, recognizing readily their playmates and those in daily attendance upon them. Destructive, but not more so than are many nervously active babies of two years, which is about their stage of development, being quite as incapable of self-protection or self-help. Habits unclean ; sialorrhcea marked. They are restless and climb with the agility of cats, though muscular incoordination is noticed in the shuffling, dragging uncertain gait. Powers of atten- tion and imitation poor, but curiosity excessive, and temper quick. In these cases there is not the slightest hope of improvement. Father, a cabinet-maker by trade, is a pronounced dipsomaniac, subject to severe attacks of headache ; was 42, and mother 34, at time of twins' birth. Born at full term ; labor ordinary. Conception took place while father was in a state of intoxication, and the mother who kept a boarding-house, was, during pregnancy, burdened with the care of another microcephalic epileptic child. J. and R. were the fourth and fifth of a family of five children (all boys) two apparentlynormal. |
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Source | Mental Defectives: Their History, Treatment, and Training (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo1.ark:/13960/t47p9j653&view=thumb&seq=1&skin=2021) |
Author | Martin W. Barr |
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