The metallic spout of the oil-can was
firmly fixed in the base of the skull, and was only removed from
the grasp of the bone by firm traction with forceps. It had
passed upward and toward the middle line, with its concavity
directed from the middle line. Its end was firmly plugged by bone
from the base of the skull. No hemorrhage followed its removal.
The wound was cleansed and a simple iodoform-dressing applied.
The violent jerking movements were replaced by a few occasional
twitchings. It was now found that the left side of the face and
the left arm were paralyzed, with inability to close the left eye
completely. The man became drowsy and confused, and was unable to
give replies to any but the simplest questions. The temperature
rose to 102 degrees; the pupils became contracted, the right in a
greater degree than the left; both reacted to light. The left leg
began to lose power. There was complete anesthesia of the right
eyebrow and of both eyelids and of the right cheek for an
uncertain distance below the lower eyelid. The conjunctiva of the
right eye became congested, and a small ulcer formed on the right
cornea, which healed without much trouble. In the course of a few
days power began to return, first in the left leg and afterward,
though to a much less extent, in the left arm.
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