He had had trouble some six months before coming to me.
He had been labeled with a number of interesting diagnoses, such
as chorea, epilepsy, myotonia, hysteria, and neurasthenia. His
palmodic movements were very curious. When standing near a table
looking at something, the chin would suddenly come down with a
thump that would leave a black-and-blue mark, or his head would
be thrown violently to one side, perhaps coming in contact with
some adjacent hard object with equal force, or, while standing
quietly, his legs would give a sudden twitch, and he would be
thrown violently to the ground, and this even happened several
times when he was seated on the edge of a stool. The child was
under my care for two weeks, and, probably because of an
intercurrent attack of diarrhea, grew steadily worse during that
time, in spite of the full doses of arsenic which were
administered to him. He was literally covered with bruises from
the sudden and violent contacts with articles of furniture, the
floor, and the walls. At last, in despair at his condition, I
ordered him to be undressed and put to bed, and steadily pushed
the Fowler's solution of arsenic until he was taking ten drops
three times a day, when, to my great surprise, he began to
improve rapidly, and at the end of six weeks was perfectly well.
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