DIATHERMY IN TREATMENT OF GENERAL PARESIS
Hugh A. McKay M. B.1,
Kenneth G. Gray M. B.1, , and
William C. Winans M. D.1
1 Ontario Hospital, Minico
A series of 32 patients treated by diathermy in conjunction with chemotherapy is presented. The clinical outcome of 28 completed cases is described.
The clinical course and post mortem findings of a case which died during treatment are outlined. Evidence that certain patients are susceptible to the elevation of temperature induced by diathermy is offered.
