. That it does not conflict with the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, is too clear for argument. Slavery implies involuntary servitude a state of bondage; the ownership of mankind as a chattel, or at least the control of the labor and services of one man for the benefit of another, and the absence of a legal right to the disposal of his own person, property and services. This amendment was said in theSlaughter-house cases,16 Wall. 36, to have been intended primarily to abolish slavery, as it had been previously known in this country, and that it equally forbade Mexican peonage or the Chinese coolie trade, when they amounted to slavery or involuntary servitude, and that the use of the word "servitude" was intended to prohibit the use of all forms of involuntary slavery, of whatever class or name. It was intimated, however, in that case that this amendment was regarded by the statesmen of that day as insufficient to protect the colored race from certain laws which had been enacted in the Southern States, imposing upon the colored race onerous disabilities and burdens, and curtailing their rights in the pursuit of life, liberty and property to such an extent that their freedom was of little value; and that the Fourteenth Amendment was devised to meet this exigency.

Question 1

Is ibuprofen recommended in prophylaxis or treatment of Alzheimer's

dementia?

Question 2

What are the principal causes of frontotemporal dementia and how can

the cause be diagnosed?

Question 3

What are the associated features of meningomyelocele other than

hydrocephalus, urinary incontinence and paraplegia? Do patients have

congenital heart disease and congenital dislocation of hips?185

Question 4

Can a patient with neurofibromatosis type I have a neurofibroma arising

from a nerve root or radicle causing cervical or compressive lumbar

radiculopathy?

Question 5

Is there a way to retard the rate of development of cutaneous or other

manifestations of neurofibromatosis type 1? Has a cure for this condition

yet been found?

Question 6

1. Does the absence of a positive straight leg-raising test exclude

radiculopathy?

2. Can radiculopathy be diagnosed by meningeal stretch tests or is it

diagnosed electrophysiologically?195

Question 7

Why does ascending paralysis occur in the Guillain-Barr syndrome?

Question 8

Is systemic steroid therapy indicated in cases of carpal tunnel syndrome

not responsive to conservative measures?

Question 9

Is there a role for acetazolamide in the treatment of carpal tunnel

syndrome? What is the dose? How can paraesthesia induced by the drug

be overcome?

Question 10

Can an MRI scan of the cervical spine detect cervical rib or does this

merit an individual scan?