. Diseases of the nervous system . Fig. 164.—Arrangement in Brown-Sequards Paralysis in a Case op Stab Wound tothe Right Half of the Spinal Cord (between the Second and Third ThoracicSpinous Processes) in Seiffers Diagram. C, cervical, D, dorsal, L, lumbar, S, sacral, segment. Upon the side of the injury (right)there was spastic paralysis with hyperalgesia (transverse shading) and diminution of sweatsecretion, upon the left side there was analgesia (longitudinal shading) and thermo-anes-thesia (crosses). The sensations of contact and position were Fig. 165.—Posterior View of Fig. 1
. Diseases of the nervous system . Fig. 164.—Arrangement in Brown-Sequards Paralysis in a Case op Stab Wound tothe Right Half of the Spinal Cord (between the Second and Third ThoracicSpinous Processes) in Seiffers Diagram. C, cervical, D, dorsal, L, lumbar, S, sacral, segment. Upon the side of the injury (right)there was spastic paralysis with hyperalgesia (transverse shading) and diminution of sweatsecretion, upon the left side there was analgesia (longitudinal shading) and thermo-anes-thesia (crosses). The sensations of contact and position were Fig. 165.—Posterior View of Fig. 164.(For caption see page opposite.) 393 394 MYELITIS upon the right, normal upon the left, side. Cremaster reflex normal upon both reflexes absent upon both sides. Electric contractility in the muscles and nerves of the right leg was of sweat in the right leg was almost arrested. The sensory conditions maybe seen from the diagram (see Figs. 164 and 165). The sciatic points upon the rightside were extremely painful. The treatment consisted in methodic exercise, bath-gymnastics, and carbonated baths,vibration massage, inunctions of iodin-vasogen, application of menthol salves and theadministration of veronal and trigemin. The pain and paresthesia in the right legalmost disappeared, and walking improved to the extent that the patient was able toascend stairs unaided. He was discharged from the hospital July 16th, greatly im-proved and was able to follow his occupation. Symptoms on the part of the bladder and rectum m
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