Fundamentals of Internal Medicine

her personalityshowed a suddenreversal. She ceasedto complain, smiled and talked happily and was cooperative. About this time regrowthof her hair began. From hereon the only problemswere the contracturesof the knee joints and the gross foot and slight wrist drop. These were corrected under anresthesiaand position was maintained with plasterof Paris splints. Thereafterthe patient made gradual improvement. On her dischargefrom hospital in October, 1955, there remained only bilateral extensor paresis,and she was walking with short leg calipers and extensionsprings. Discussion.