Counter Irritation in General Paralysis

The Theory and Practice of Counter-Irritation

supports. The author reviews at considerable length the history of the idea; but he does not wish to be esteemed an apostle of counterirritation : he expresses himself "more in sympathy with those who hold that 'the Devil himself, old Beelzebub, is nothing but a great Cantharid' (Baynard) than with those who would commend twelve consecutive applications of actual cautery for the cure of sciatic...

Conquest of general paralysis.

We are indebted to Professor C. R. Lowe for his guidance and encouragement during this study. We would also like to thank Mrs. G. Richards, Mrs. P. Mason, and Mrs. M. Pearson, who were the ward sisters concerned with the preadmission clinic. Mr. J. R. Salaman and Mr. L. H. Blurngart gave helpful advice in writing this paper. Mrs. Lynne Owen and Miss Christine Mead provided valuable secretarial ...

General Paralysis of the Insane

It is a singular fact that, notwithstanding the deeply interesting nature of the subject, only one monograph on the General Paralysis of the Insane (the treatise by Dr. Winn) has appeared in this country; whilst on the continent, not less than five monographs have been published during the last thirty years. Dr. Winn's treatise, published in 1848, and previously printed as an original article i...

General paralysis of the insane.

General Paralysis of the Insane

calculated 31 general paralytics to 334 insanes, or 9 2 per cent. According to Bayle (1855), the proportion of paralytics in the asylums of Paris was 1 in 4; but Baillarger, on the other hand, gives for Bicetre and Salpetriere together the proportion of 1 in 16. . j When we examine the assigned causes of this mysterious disease, the reason of its unfreqnent appearance in Indian asylums i9 not e...