CASE VI.* Hugh O—l, aet. 12 years, from the _clientele_ of Dr.
J. O. FARRINGTON, came for treatment February 5th, 1874. This
was one of the most severe and obstinate cases of chorea that I
have ever met with. Internal medication, ether spray, change of
air etc. had been of no avail. Between the date above mentioned
and March 23d the boy had seventeen baths, steadily improving.
He made a complete and (thus far) permanent recovery. His
intellect, which had been somewhat impaired, was considerably
improved.
CASE VII. J. G., aet. 9 years, was sent for electrical treatment
on September 22d, 1874, by Dr. KREHBIEL. He had been under
medicinal treatment for a long time, the choreic manifestations
dating back upwards of a year. When I first saw him, the choreic
movements were so continuous and violent as to preclude the
possibility of administering electric baths. The attempt was
indeed made; but no sooner had we managed to place the boy in
the tub, than he splashed the water freely about, and by the
violence of his movements bid fair to injure himself. I
therefore deferred for a time the electro-balneological
treatment, and had course to ordinary spinal galvanizations.
These, together with internal medication—which Dr. K. attended
to—had by the 8th of October diminished sufficiently the
violence of the movements to admit of the administration of the
baths. Accordingly the local applications were discontinued, and
from Oct. 8th to Nov. 27th the boy had seventeen baths, when,
all traces of the disease having disappeared, treatment was
discontinued.
HYSTERICAL AFFECTIONS.
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