MARY ELIZABETH BRADDON
\mˈe͡əɹi ɪlˈɪzəbəθ bɹˈadən], \mˈeəɹi ɪlˈɪzəbəθ bɹˈadən], \m_ˈeə_ɹ_i_ ɪ_l_ˈɪ_z_ə_b_ə_θ b_ɹ_ˈa_d_ə_n]\
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maiden name of Mrs. M. E. Maxwell; born in London, 1837. At an early age she began to write verses and stories. Her novels are old-fashioned, based on sensational plots, but with much narrative power and descriptions of scenery, and have long been popular. Among them are: "Lady Audley's Secret" (1862; 11th ed. 1863); "Aurora Floyd" (1863; 8th ed. 1864); "The Story of Barbara" (1880); "Asphodel" (1881); "Ishmael" (1884); "Wyllard's Weird" (1886); "The Venetians" (1892); "London Pride" (1896); "In High Places" (1898); "His Darling Sin" (1899). She has also written several comedies.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Olivopontocerebellar Atrophies
- group inherited disorders which share progressive ataxia combination with atrophy CEREBELLUM; PONS; inferior olivary nuclei. Additional features include RIGIDITY; NYSTAGMUS; RETINAL DEGENERATION; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; DEMENTIA; URINARY INCONTINENCE; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA. familial has an earlier onset (second decade) and may feature spinal cord atrophy. sporadic form tends to present in the fifth or sixth decade, is considered a clinical subtype MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1085)