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twelve hours and almost immediate improvement is 

 shown as regards the general condition, paraplegia and 

 inco-ordination. Even during the first twenty-four 

 hours following the disappearance of the brain symp- 

 toms the animal has better control of his movements. 

 Symptoms of chorea of certain muscle groups (which 

 may have been present) are less frequent and less 

 severe and co-ordination is again becoming established 

 in the posterior parts. Improvement progresses rap- 

 idly day by day, until at the end of two weeks, the 

 animal has almost normal control. 



Tonics and warm quarters help to hasten final and 

 complete recovery. No attempt should be made to 

 carry out this treatment except under profound 

 anesthesia. 



In our early work, we used morphine narcosis ; 

 this is contra-indicated in view of the brain symp- 

 toms which follow the injection and, besides, the 

 anesthesia is not complete and therefore dangerous in 

 this procedure. A slight jerk when the point of the 

 needle is in situ could do irreparable damage. 



