A Case of Galactosaemia with the Pathological and Neuropathological Findings

The following report includes hitherto undes-cribed neuropathological findings in a case of galactosaemia. The full clinical and laboratory data of investigations carried out during the earlier part of the patient's illness have been published already by Clay and Potter (1955) and Cusworth, Dent and Flynn (1955) and will be outlined only briefly. Case Report The patient was illegitimate, the putative father's medical history being unknown. The mother's intelli-gence is thought to be below average, although she is able to earn her own living. One older half-brother, by a different father, died from an unknown cause at 10 years. The mother's blood group is A, Rh positive,