Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-27

At / pm. yesterday, upon
the Presidents return to the
White House following the re-
ception at the airport of the
King of Morocco, and the pa
rade through Washington to
the Presidents guesthouse, the
President told Mrs. Eisenhower
and Gen. Snyder that he felt a
chill. He went to his dressing
room Immediately, and when
he lay down to rest, asked for
an additional blanket and q
hot water bottle.
The President went to his
office at 2:40 pm. following his
rest period and lunch. He did
not feel well, and returned to
his dressing room where Gen.
Snyder Joined him. He UNI
dressed and went to bed. and
again asked for an additional
blanket and hot water bottle.
Gen. Snyder was joined by Col.
Walter r. Tkach. and subse-
quently by Col. Francis w.
Pruitt, the consultant in in
ternal medicine in the Office Of
the Surgeon General of the
Army, Gen. Heaton; Col. Mat
tingly, and 1t. Col. Roy E..
Clausen. jr., chief Of the neu-
rological service at Walter Reed
Hospital. Examination by these
physicians disclosed the Presi-
dents temperature to be nor
NAL, blood pressure to be
130/80 and pulse ga and regu-
lar. He had no abnormal signs
or symptoms other than a mild
aphasia difficulty in speaking) :.
The President had no head
ache, nausea, vomiting, i'm
pairment of consciousness or
breathing, commissions. stiffness
of the neck. paralysis, OF abb
normal reflexes.
The President. following mild
ISOLATION, slept through the af-
ternoon, except during exami-
nations. and did not awaken
until 8 pm. st. which time he
enjoyed a light supper in bed.
Following this, the President
picked up a Western novel, and
read for half an hour.
Gen. Snyder later repeated
the mild ISOLATION. The Presi-
dent went to sleep at 8 pm.
+. and slept quietly until 5 am.
this morning. He remained
quietly in bed until tbs am.
at which time he was again
examined by his attending
physicians. The physical and
neurological examination again
showed no abnormalities other
than a Slight impairment in
speech. This had improved per-
ceptibly during the intervening
hours.
This confirms our original
die gnosis that the President
suffered an occlusion Of a small
branch of the middle cerebral
artery on the left side. 1t can
not be determined at this time
whether the condition present
is one of a small clot or a
vascular spasm. All findings in
dictate no brain hemorrhage.
1t is possible that the chill
that the President experienced
yesterday noon was a contrib
uting factor in this instance
Although the present con-
dition is mild and is expected
to be transitory in nature, 1t
will require a period of rest and
substantially decreased activity
estimated at several weeks
disqualification will not be nee
essary. DR.. Francis M. Forster,
professor of neurology and
dean of Georgetown University
Medical School in Washington,
D. c., and DR.. Houston H. Mer-
rift, professor of neurology OF
Columbia University Medical
School in New York City. have
been requested to see the Pres
ident in consultation later
today.
In the absence of Other
findings. the patients age, anc
the improvement that he ha:
shown in the relatively short
period since the onset of hi
illness, the outlook for com
plete recovery within a reason
able period of time is excellent
The tcrt OF the medical
bulletin issued at s pm. yes
terddy:
The President was seen II
consultation at 3:45 pm. thi
afternoon by DR.. Francis M
Forster, professor of neurolog,
and dean of Georgetown Uni
versity Medical School Il
Washington, D. c.; DR.. Houston
H. Merritt. professor Of neu
rology of Columbia Universit
Medical School in New Yor
City: DR.. James F. Hammil
assistant professor Of neurolog
OF Columbia University Med
ical School. along with 1t. Co
Roy E. Clausen. jr., USA INC
chief Of neurology at Waite
Reed Hospital.
The following bulletin wa
issued by the neurological con
sultants:
THE President has had a
occlusion Of a small branch q
q cerebral vessel which hs
produced q slight difiiculty
speaking. There is no evidenc
OF a cerebral hemorrhage
any serious lesion Of the cert
bral vessels. The difficulty