Clinical electro-therapeutics, medical and surgical : a hand-book for physicians in the treatment of nervous and other diseases.

  • Hamilton, Allan McLane, 1848-1919.
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1873
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Credit: Clinical electro-therapeutics, medical and surgical : a hand-book for physicians in the treatment of nervous and other diseases. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    ELECTS 0- THEE A PE UTIOS. CHAPTER IV. GENERAL CONSIDERATION OF ELECTRO-THERAPEUTICS. Nomenclature.—Difference between the Two Currents.—Their Characteristics.—Elec- trodes.—Sponge Electrodes.—Duchenne's Electrodes.—Metallic Electrodes.— Points de Duohenne.—Duchenne's Cup.—The Electric Scourge or Brousse.— Double Electrodes, Rheostat, .... . Page 43 CHAPTER V. GALVANIZATION. Effects of Galvanization of the Brain.—Of the Cord.—Galvanization of the Great Sympathetic (Central Galvanization).—Diplegic Contractions.—Galvanization of the Pneumogastric.—Of the Ear, Tongue, Eye, etc.—Galvanization of the Eectum.—Of the Urethra.—Galvanization of the Nerves and Muscles, . 49 CHAPTER VI. FARADIZATION. Duchenne's Observations,—Methods of Faradization.—Faradization of the Nerves and Muscles.—Electro-Anatomy.—Faradization of the Skin.—Of the Tongue, Ear, Eye, etc., etc.—Of the Rectum, Bladder, Larynx, and Pharynx.—Of the Uterus, etc., etc BY CHAPTER VII. DIAGNOSIS BY ELEOTEIOITT. Diagnosis by Electricity, etc., 66 SPECIAL ELECTRO-THERAPEUTICS. CHAPTER VIII. PARALYSIS. The Use of the Currents.—Modification of the Currents in Special Paralyses, etc.— Cerebral Paralysis.—Diagnosis of Cerebral Paralysis.—Seguin's Thermometer. —^Esthesiometers. — Dynamometer.—Treatment.—Prognosis.—Spinal Paraly- sis.—Peripheral Paralysis.—Lead-Paralysis.—Hysterical Paralysis.—Infantile Paralysis.—Traumatic Paralysis.—Facial Paralysis.—Reflex Paralysis.—Paraly- sis of the Bladder.—Rheumatic Paralysis.—Dysphonia and Aphonia.—Glosso- labio-pharyngeal Paralysis.—Progressive Locomotor Ataxy.—Progressive Mus- cular Atrophy, etc., etc., 70