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Title: Journal of ophthalmology, otology and laryngology
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: American Homoeopathic, Ophthalmological, Otological, and Laryngological Society
Subjects: Ophthalmology Otolaryngology
Publisher: New York : A.L. Chatterton & Co.
Contributing Library: The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Historical Medical Library
Digitizing Sponsor: The College of Physicians of Philadelphia and the National Endowment for the Humanities

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tact. Theright vertical canal fibres, however, are interfered with, as shownby a poor nystagmus on douching the right ear with the head up-right ; poor nystagmus and incorrect past pointing of the left arm, sug-gesting that the lesion is in the region of the middle cerebellar peduncle. The left vertical canals also give a poor past pointing of the rightarm, and absent past pointing of the left, also suggesting the middlecerebellar peduncle. 286 Further Report on a Case of Bilateral Cerebellar Abscess. The absence of inward pointing of both arms after douching sug-gests the biventral lobe region of the right and the left. There has been a steady improvement in cerebellar function untilrecovery now appears to be ahnost complete. The slight loss of right-sided co-ordination is well shown by thealtered character of the hand writing, and we have been fortunateenough to secure specimens of this, both before the illness and afterrecovery. These are herewith reproduced in photogravure. Figure
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Figure i. i is about one year before the attack, and figure 2 about one year after-ward. The young mans present condition is best described by quotinga letter from his father written on December 18th, 1916, as follows: Lloyd is surely enjoying the best of health, has not been sicka day since we came home, except a slight cold a year ago this winter.He plowed corn all last summer, and wanted to pick corn this fall,but I did not let him pick a great deal. In fact, he can do anythingthere is to do. Has helped shingle, is breaking a colt to ride, and is anexpert at driving the automobile. They say he is hard to beat playingpool. Of course, he is not as steady as he once was. We were out 287 Burton Haseltine. Aads Jvff&z; ^ux£~zf-tt ^f&A. 2^^zjz. cZdlf J^sZ> ■ Figure 2. sorting hogs the other day, and it is surprising how he can run and getaround. I have had strangers that had been with him tell me after-wards that they did not notice anything wrong with him. He cer-tainly ha

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