Practical notes on the use of galvanism and faradism in the diagnosis and treatment of disease / by Julius Althaus.

  • Althaus, Julius.
Date:
1876
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Credit: Practical notes on the use of galvanism and faradism in the diagnosis and treatment of disease / by Julius Althaus. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    her, as I wished to see whether she would continue to improve on the treatment being suspended, or whether she would remain in the same condition; for it might have been said that a process of natural cure had set in, and that the progress the patient had made was only simultaneous with, but not owing to, the galvanic treatment which had been adopted; and the patient returned home after a three weeks' stay in the hospital. Six weeks after her discharge she presented herself again, and it was then found that she was absolutely in the same condition as when she had left. She had not become worse in the interval, but made no further progress, the arm and shoulder being just as useless as before. The supposition of a natural process of cure could, therefore, not be entertained; and as the patient and her parents were most anxious that the treatment should be resumed, she was readmitted oa September 27th. The use of the continuous current was now re-commenced, with the re- sult that in a few days a further decided im- provement took place ; the patient soon became able to move the arm and shoulder in all directions, and to grasp things with some force. She was, however, not discharged