title: The neurological complications of spermatorrhoea.
abstract: The age-old belief that loss of sperm could be dangerous to health became a major medical concern throughout the Western world following Claude-Francois Lallemand's inflammatory warnings about the dangers of spermatorrhoea. This article investigates the leading role played by American neurologic authorities of the mid and late 1800s in their fight against the cerebral and spinal complications of spermic depletion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Keane
mesh_terms: D004542:Ejaculation; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000266:history; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000266:history*; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history*