Care and treatment of epileptics / by William Pryor Letchworth.

  • Letchworth, William Pryor, 1823-1910.
Date:
1900
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Credit: Care and treatment of epileptics / by William Pryor Letchworth. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PREFACE. At the National Conference of Charities and Correction held in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1894, the author of this volume read a paper entitled “ Provision for Epileptics; ” and at the National Conference of Charities and Correction held in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1896, he read a paper on the “ Care of Epileptics,” intending to show the advance that had been made in the care of this class during the inter- val between the two conferences. Neither of these occasions afforded an opportunity to deal with the subject as broadly as it demanded. With a view to greater elaboration, and to show the further advance that has been made in the care and treatment of this unfortunate class, the present work was undertaken. It is hoped that the conclusions drawn from extended observation and the records of results achieved by those who have had practical experience in the treatment of epilepsy, may prove of some benefit to the sufferers from this dread disease. In the preparation of this work the writer has received valuable and kindly aid from many of the persons whose names appear in the following pages, and from others, to whom he desires to make grateful acknowledgment. Glen Iris, Portage P. O., N. Y„ September 2, 1899.