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As mentioned previously it is possibly the first time spastic paraplegia reminiscent of human lathyriasis has been produced in the chicks. Histopathological studies of such cases showed demyelinisation of the lumbo-sacral region and nerve cell degeneration in the conus medullaris and the cortical area. It is suggested that human lathyriasis especially in the absence of sphincter involvement could be due to some lesion of the higher centres. Surprisingly, no symptoms developed in any of the chicks when fed on L. sativus seeds for seven months continuously.
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Sharan, R. Experimental neurolathyrism in chicks. Spinal Cord 10, 249–255 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1972.47
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