Hydrophobia Simulating Acute Transverse Myelitis at the Onset
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By A. C. ROY Charitable. Dispensary, Balagaria, Midnapore On the 11th October, 1935, I was called to see a child, aged about 11 j-ears. He had the following symptoms:? (1) Fever?duration 2J days. (2) Retention of urine?24 hours. (3) Inability to move the legs?12 hours. Case history.?The child was taken ill on the evening of the 8th October; he complained of pain over upper part of his body. He was treated with homceopat lie remedies for two days and on the 10th October, as he had not passed any urine for a long time, he was gi\en
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دوره 71 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 1936