The Idiot: His Place in Creation, and His Claims on SocietyBateman, Frederick, Sir
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The Idiot: His Place in Creation, and His Claims on Society
Bateman, Frederick, Sir
Mental retardation; Stupidity
By the Same Author. Demy 8vo, 16/- Second Edition, Greatly Enlarged.
_Prize Essay of the Academy of Medicine of France._
ON
APHASIA,
OR
Loss of Speech,
AND
THE LOCALISATION OF THE FACULTY OF ARTICULATE LANGUAGE.
_Ouvrage couronné par l'Académie de Médecine de France (Prix
Alvarenga, 1891)._
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
From the _British Medical Journal_.
"We feel quite sure the profession will gladly welcome the second
edition of Dr. Bateman's well-known and valuable work. It teems with
illustrative cases, and is essentially one for the student of Aphasia
always to have by him, in order that he may readily refer to it from
time to time; any case he may have under his care will indeed be rare
if he cannot find an allusion to a parallel one in Dr. Bateman's book.
"We think that the author was very well advised in extending chapter
xii., for there are grouped together a number of interesting facts on
important topics, such as the difference between the convolutions of
criminals and of intellectual men, the difference in the microscopic
structure of the brain, the cranial capacity, and other subjects of
which it is usually difficult to find any mention."
From the _London Medical Recorder_.
"The numerous clinical cases form a valuable feature in this book.
These illustrative records have been gathered from a wide range of
reading and experience, and hardly any case of importance bearing on
the subject appears to have escaped notice. As a work of reference,
then, this volume will be indispensable to all who are interested in
the study of nervous diseases."
From _Nature_.
"A useful part of this work is a chapter on the Medical Jurisprudence
of Aphasia. This is a subject which we believe has not been touched
upon in any previous English text-book, and it is of the greatest
importance. To summarise briefly, we may say that Dr. Bateman's work
is one that should be read by everyone interested in the faculty of
language, or in diseases of the nervous system. It contains an
enormous amount of valuable material, which has been put together by
great labour, and is written by one who has devoted many long years to
his subject."
From the _Solicitor's Journal_.
"This book is a second and greatly-enlarged edition of a treatise
published some years since by Dr. Bateman. It gained a prize, on the
recommendation of the French Academy of Medicine, in 1891, and its
author has recently received the honour of knighthood, in recognition
of his distinguished labours.
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