A surgical treatment of locomotor ataxia / by L.N. Denslow.

  • Denslow, L. N.
Date:
1912
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    walking, and had to be supported by his wife and the other patients. Dilatation most painful by reason of the sensitive urethra. January 20, less retention and less fatigue, January 27, urinates quite well. January 31, his state is stationary; he is still more fatigued, but is able to tell us something about the position of his limbs. February 3, we saw for the first time a clear improve- ment : patient had more appetite; general condition was better ; he could stand up- right, and had better balance. February 7 showed an immense change in him. Since the 5th, he told us, he had been walking as he had not walked for four years. Feb- ruary 14, sense of posture had returned to the left leor. Dilatations become more and more easy. Seen on March 21, it is plain that he improves every day. His face has changed totally; his strength has returned. He can take some steps without a stick, and with a stick he is able to walk for a longr time. To those who saw him at the Salpetriere he is absolutely unrecogniz- able.