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Some Remarks on the Treatment of General Paralysis by Diathermy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 February 2018
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Acting on the theory that hyperpyrexia is the effective agent in the treatment of general paralysis by malaria, Neymann and Osborne (1) experimented on dogs to see whether, by means of diathermy, sufficient heat could be generated to raise the temperature of the experimental animals to a high degree without injurious results.
This being found practicable, they devised a method of applying diathermy to the human subject, with the same purpose in view.
They found that they were able, by using a suitable set of electrodes, and by thorough insulation of the individual, to raise the body temperature to any height, and, moreover, to keep the temperature under definite control.
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