On chronic alcoholic intoxication : with an inquiry into the influence of the abuse of alcohol as a predisposing cause of disease / by W. Marcet.

  • Marcet, W. (William), 1828-1900.
Date:
1862
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Credit: On chronic alcoholic intoxication : with an inquiry into the influence of the abuse of alcohol as a predisposing cause of disease / by W. Marcet. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    London Western Medical and Surgical Society a paper, showing that oxide of zinc was exceed- ingly efficacious in the treatment of chronic alco- holic intoxication; and abstracts of this paper were published shortly afterwards in the‘Medical Times and Gazette/1 and in the ‘ Lancet/2 Subsequent observations having fully con- firmed the correctness of the above-mentioned results, 1 have thought it might be useful to publish in its present form an account of the chronic functional disturbance of the nervous system brought on by the abuse of spirituous stimulants, and of the treatment adopted in these cases. I was engaged in the preparation of the first edition of this treatise for the press, when the valuable publication on chronic alcoholism, by Magnus Huss, of Stockholm, came under my notice. In this work, the author has fully and accurately described the disease now under consideration. It may be observed, however,