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“In perhaps sixty seconds from the time of the blow I was conscious 
again, but I do not remember any sensation in my right leg at the time, 
except that it was very cold. I did, however, observe the progress of 
paralysis in the right arm. This began in the fingers and extended gradu- 
ally up the arm. For some time after [ was operated upon I was unable 
to find the way to my mouth with a glass of water. This paralysis was, 
I think, due to extravasation of blood, which was gradually absorbed 
later, as I have for more than twelve years been doing a good deal of 
work with the pen 
and some with the 
telegraph key. I 
think I may safely 
say that I have en- 
tirely recovered the 
useofthearm. At 
times, however, I 
feel the character- 
istic dull sensation 
in the muscles of 
the right side of 
the body up to the 
shoulder, and even 
in the upper arm 
itself. Then, again, 
the sensation is 
hardly apparent 
above the waist 
line, all of which 
tends to show that 
the area of depres- 
Fig. 3. Showing depression in relation to fissures 
of the brain. 
sion is not sharply 
defined.’’ 
The left arm was broken by the accident so he was unable to use it, 
but he states that it was not affected by the paralysis. 
It would be interesting in this connection to know if the change in 
barometric pressure has any influence on the location of this dull sensa- 
tion. Accurate observations in this respect are lacking. The only informa- 
tion Mr. Laxton can give on this point is as follows: “As regards baro- 
