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Some Remarks on the Treatment of General Paralysis by Diathermy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2018

Norman B. Graham
Norman B. Graham*
Affiliation:
Belfast Mental Hospital, Purdysburn
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Acting on the theory that hyperpyrexia is the effective agent in the treatment of general paralysis by malaria, Neymann and Osborne (1) experimented on dogs to see whether, by means of diathermy, sufficient heat could be generated to raise the temperature of the experimental animals to a high degree without injurious results.

This being found practicable, they devised a method of applying diathermy to the human subject, with the same purpose in view.

They found that they were able, by using a suitable set of electrodes, and by thorough insulation of the individual, to raise the body temperature to any height, and, moreover, to keep the temperature under definite control.

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Part I.—Original Articles
Information
Journal of Mental Science , Volume 79 , Issue 324 , January 1933 , pp. 89 - 93
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1933 

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