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::\S Dr. Anthony Matuskft 1320 Broadway . Cincinnati, OMo Dear .Doctor Hateska*-* 1A/ ; X m ending you hi _fi copy of the report of ay examination of 1th ^ \ fhlft Is, incidentally, a copy of the report which I sent to the Industrial Commission on him. ' A'Aa I think you will be inter ested in knowlngof Msprogrees since he has-been'" in the hospital* On careful study of his neurological condition, it was found that his sensory Impairment was distributed in the *etocblngH manner, that his reflexes were all aetive, that there was apparently no muscular atrophy.and no evidence of degenerative lesions in the nerves* It became. apparent from these findings that mst, If not all* of the neurological disability was of an hysterical type*. ", It is difficult, of course, to tell whether the ..entire motor disturbance was of this nature* 1-am disposed to think that there was some muscular weakness as a predisposing factor to the practically complete hysterical disability* In any case, under electric and other physiotherapeutic treatment, he is doing very well and it is anticipated that he will be out of the hospltal in a few days* A'AAA. : a a AA In;'my/.opinion'there ds every-' Justification for regarding, the hysteria, in this' cas: . as traumatic or .toxic. in origin* If is very fortunate, .... X believe,: Barnes does not have any organic lesion of a digoagtrsb^ type in Ms nervous system, but this type of hysteria has to have some definite cause* In thlsdnstahce I attribute the entire picture to lead poisoning, and regard it as a sequel to that condition* In my opinion, therefore, is entitled to compensation for the entire period of Ms disability in exactly the same faeMon as if his disability had been due to a nerve degeneration. . ** c t m very glad to have had & ohanoe* through your eourtesy, to see this very later* eating patient# ?lease aoaepfc my thanks#. ' '' Cordially yoursf BAKUe '.Roherf 'A* Kehoe* M*D, . ' . - ' < : ,f: rt i'.i; - ; - 1t ' V'-'S.? "i' .v : .a-V:; " , K 0016454