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ITALIAN REVIEW. 
By Prof A. Liautard, M. D., V. M. 
Probable Paralysis of the Left Brachial Plexus 
[Pro/. Lanzillotti-Buonsanti ].—This diagnosis was made by 
the. author in the presence of the symptoms which were ex¬ 
hibited by the patient and confirmed, it may be said, by the 
successful treatment which was resorted to. A five-year-old 
had been bought recently at auction, and after two weeks was 
returned as being incurably lame. There was no other history, 
and when seen by Prof. N. L.-B. there was marked atrophy of 
the shoulder muscles ; a small swelling on the inner side of the 
carpus, rather cedematous in nature ; the leg held in abduction 
and semi-flexion, with a tendency to pointing. Sensibility was 
normal over the whole leg to punctures of needles. All motions 
were extremely difficult, the horse when called to walk being 
unable to raise the right leg, or if urged to do it dragged it 
along the floor. Trotting was perfectly impossible. When left 
alone, the animal assumed the same immobile position, the leg 
in abduction, semi-flexed and somewhat pointing. The drop¬ 
ping of the elbow, classical symptom of radial paralysis, was 
absent. After a few days of rest, an experiment was made on 
the horse, he being submitted to the effects of an electric cur¬ 
rent for ten minutes, on the shoulder, on the arm and the left 
pectoral muscles. Immediately after, the animal was asked to 
walk and to trot, but did not present any peculiarity. The 
treatment by the use of subcutaneous injections of nitrate of 
strychnia was then decided upon. Of these the animal received 
three. The first gave no result and but little effects of strych¬ 
nia were noticed. At the second the effects of the drug were 
very severely marked, while at the third they were quite mild. 
Improvement in the condition of the patient was noticed only 
after the second injection, and from that time kept on increas¬ 
ing until final recovery was complete in just three weeks.— 
[Clinica Veter.) 
Calcified Cysts of the External Face of Both Fore 
Cannons [By Prof. Lanzillotti-Buonsantz \.—These tumors did 
not at present interfere with the use of the animal, but the 
owner thought they might later, perhaps, lame him and 
he wished them removed, if possible. They were about as big 
as a hazel nut, ovoid in form ; the left one was hard and mova¬ 
ble, the right, hard also, seemed to be adherent to the under tis- 
