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Mephenesin (Tolserol) and Mephenesin Carbamate in Spastic Conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2018

M. Engler
M. Engler*
Affiliation:
St. Lawrence's Hospital, Caterham, Surrey
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Mephenesin is a muscle relaxant which acts mainly on the spinal cord but which also has a definite effect on the thalamus, the basal ganglia and the brain stem. It relaxes hypertonic muscles, without appreciably reducing motor power, and allays fear and tension.

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Journal of Mental Science , Volume 101 , Issue 423 , April 1955 , pp. 391 - 398
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1955 

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