The treatment of tabetic ataxia by means of systematic exercise / by H.S. Frenkel.

  • Frenkel, H. S. (Heinrich S.), 1860-1931.
Date:
1917
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Credit: The treatment of tabetic ataxia by means of systematic exercise / by H.S. Frenkel. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    early stage of the disease. In the more advanced stages when the paresis is coupled with incontinence stimulation of the sensibility of the mucous membrane and the detrusor muscle should be attempted. Injections of 6 to 15 ounces of 2 per cent. boric acid solution at blood heat is sometimes very effective. When this stimulation is not sufficiently strong to produce contraction of the bladder, the electric current may be sent through the distended bladder a manceuvre which often is very effective.