Avoiding the eclamptic convulsion

The histology of eclamptic lesions.

A brief description is given of the main lesion found in eclampsia. Emphasis is placed on the marked difference between the type of lesion found in the kidney and those found in other organs. It is suggested that they may be explained on the basis of increased coagulability of the blood, hypertension and possibly increased permeability of blood vessels. Hypertension may damage vessels and deter...

Convulsion Therapy in Schizophrenia

Convulsion and insulin treatment.

Convulsion Therapy Over I2 years have passed since the first report on convulsion therapy was given by Von Meduna. In that period the treatment has been undergoing the cycle usually imposed on any promising remedy in medicine. Originally used for schizophrenia, it was subsequently tried in a wide field of psychiatric conditions. Now it is becoming recognized as a specific treatment for one form...

Pre-Eclamptic Toxæmia of Pregnancy

Lumbar puncture following febrile convulsion.

uch of the medicine we practice is enshrined in dogma. The management of children following febrile seizures is no exception. Every 5–10 years, the value and need for various investigations or treatment has been revisited in the medical press. However , despite the commonness of this clinical problem, consensus over management remains elusive. In particular, the need for lumbar puncture followi...