Abstract
On the afternoon of March 3, 1922, O. T., a deep sea diver employed by a wrecking company of New London, Conn., was stricken with complete loss of power of the lower extremities half an hour following an ascent from a dive in 95 feet of water. He had worked on the bottom for an hour and ten minutes, and was brought to the surface in less than four minutes. Symptoms appeared fifteen minutes after the removal of the diving dress. He first noticed incoordination in walking, and a feeling of weakness in both legs. Half an hour after the ascent he had completely lost control of the lower extremities. From his own statement, there were no areas of anesthesia. There was retention of urine. There was no headache, vomiting or dyspnea. So far as we were able to determine, the patient did not experience the customary pains in the
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