e caused by new growth
upon, or in, the substance of the brain. Sometimes cysts form as a
result of small hemorrhages, or of spots of softening from clots in the
cerebral arteries. Other cases are due to a small spot of hardened
tissue or an inflamed centre of irritation in the outer gray matter of
the brain.

The majority of these forms of disease can be exactly localized in a
small area of the brain, and may usually be traced to a blow or fall on
the head, or to fracture of the skull without depression. The discovery
of the fact that such results of injury will produce localized spasm has
naturally lead to the conclusion that similar products anywhere in the
brain may give rise to epilepsy. In these cases trephining of the skull
and the removal of irritation from the brain has been followed by the
most successful results. It is seldom a serious or dangerous operation,
but very few deaths having resulted in the practice of good surgeons in
many hundreds of cases, and these were individuals who were not
favorable for operation, and in whom it was undertaken as a last resort

In these cases of epilepsy, due to injury, the operation is fairly safe,
and in carefully selected cases that have not been allowed to run so
long as to bring upon the brain a general epileptic tendency, the
results of operation are good and the procedure warrantable.

SEE TESTIMONIALS FROM A FEW OF THE MANY CURES EFFECTED BY OUR
SPECIALISTS.

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CHOREA (ST. VITUS'S DANCE).

This disease is an affection of the nervous system, which is
characterized by spasmodic contractions of certain muscles. It may
affect the entire body, although it is usually confined to the left
side, or to a special group of muscles.

SYMPTOMS. Twitchings of the muscles of the face are the most conspicuous
symptoms. They are at first comparatively slight, but as the disease
progresses, these spasms become more decided, and the face is twisted
into various shapes and forms. The head, in some cases, is constantly
jerking. It is with great difficulty that the tongue is thrust out of
the mouth, and then, with a sudden jerk, it is quickly withdrawn.

These spasms or contortions, may affect the extremities in a similar
manner, the hands and arms cannot be kept quiet, the gait may be
unsteady, and one foot is merely dragged after the other. If one limb be
forcibly held, to keep it quiet, some other limb will involuntarily
move.