Vol. 60, 1909 - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

ABSTRACTS.
Electricity in Ibe Diagnosis and Treatment
ot Infantile Paralysis.
II. Marques divides the treatment of infantile
paralysis and its S3^mptoms into three
stages. The first is the acute stage, when
measures to lessen irritation and infection
^re in order. Next comes a stage of regression
and paralysis. Beginning from
the early days of the disease, paralysis is
marked, and the muscles degenerate and
atrophy. The electrical applications are
now of great value in two ways: in diagnosis
of the possibility of recovery in the
paralyzed muscles, and for treatment of
these muscles to keep up their tone until
the greatest possible amount of repair has
occurred in the spinal cord. The Faradic
reaction is entirely absent from early in the
disease in the paralyzed muscles and the
reaction of degeneration is shown by applications
of galvanism to these muscles.
Upon the character of the degeneration reaction
depends the prognosis for recovery
of the various muscles. The use of galvanism
is invaluable; in fact, is the only
means of treatment of any value in exercising
the muscles and preventing atrophy.
It is given at first in continuous application,
followed by an interrupted current,
the pole being used over the muscles that
give the best contraction. The sittings
should be short and only the amount of
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Lythin
hexamethVlenakiine
u. s. p.
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Hepatic Insufficiency.
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Hence it is indicated in
Cbolangitis, Cbolecystitis and
Cholelithiasis.
Effective in Typhoid I'ever, as a preventive
and curative agent, being an Intestinal
Antiseptic.
Effective also in Toxemia of Pregnancy.
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