He completed his doctorate on the subject of tabes dorsalis in 1885.
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Meningovascular syphilis typically presents with apathy and seizure, and general paresis with dementia and tabes dorsalis.
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This is supported by the presence of these attacks in multiple sclerosis and tabes dorsalis, which both involve demyelination of spinal cord neurons.
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When the sacral dorsal roots are cut in experimental animals or interrupted by diseases of the dorsal roots such as tabes dorsalis in humans, all reflex contractions of the bladder are abolished.
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Tabes dorsalis is a slow degeneration of the sensory neurons that carry information. The degenerating nerves are in the dorsal columns (posterior columns) of the spinal cord (the portion closest to the back of the body) and carry information that help maintain a person's sense of position ( ...
(TABE) Test of Adult Basic Education
(TABE) Total Battery Grade Equivalent
TAY-beez/ A gradual wasting away (occurring in any disease).