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Published Online: November 1932

DIATHERMY IN TREATMENT OF GENERAL PARESIS

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

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A series of 32 patients treated by diathermy in conjunction with chemotherapy is presented. The clinical outcome of 28 completed cases is described.
The clinical course and post mortem findings of a case which died during treatment are outlined. Evidence that certain patients are susceptible to the elevation of temperature induced by diathermy is offered.

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American Journal of Psychiatry
Pages: 531 - 539

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Published in print: November 1932
Published online: 1 April 2006

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Hugh A. McKay
Ontario Hospital, Minico
Kenneth G. Gray
Ontario Hospital, Minico
William C. Winans
Ontario Hospital, Minico

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