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Excerpt from The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery, Vol. 98: Being a Half-Yearly Journal, Containing a Retrospective View of Every Discovery and Practical Improvement in the Medical Sciences; July, 1889 The paralysis generally evelops slowly and gradually, and it com mouly advances to a considerable degree before being arrested. Arrived at this sta c, it may be expected to recede spontaneously or under the inuence 0 treatment, and the case to end in complete restoration of function. Amore unusual course is that in which, as before, a sli ht, or very moderate degree of weakness is gradually developed, and t en suddenly a great change occurs, and a perhaps complete paralysis sets in. Even here, the usual result is gradual return 0 power. In either case, there are exceptional instances in which the paralysis will be per manent even in spite of early and efficient treatment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.