TOXEMIA OF INSANITY.

Insanity

Drug Treatment of Toxemia of Pregnancy

The cause of toxemia of pregnancy is still unclear, and therefore this condition is only treated symptomatically. Edema, hypertension, and proteinuria are the three key elements of this condition, but drug treatment generally targets only hypertension. Although hydralazine hydrochloride and methyldopa have long been used as antihypertensive therapies, newer drugs such as calcium antagonists hav...

Botulism toxemia following laparoscopic appendectomy.

We describe a case of botulism infection in a patient who had undergone laparoscopic appendectomy, an occurrence not previously described in the literature. This case exemplifies the need for coordination between clinical and public health personnel to ensure the immediate recognition and treatment of suspected botulism cases.

Toxemia of Pregnancy in the Rabbit

The clinical manifestations and pathology of a disorder associated with pregnancy in the rabbit have been described. The disorder bears a close analogy to toxemia of pregnancy in man and offers an experimental approach to the problems associated with that condition. The evidence at hand indicates that the disorder is of endogenous origin and arises from a disturbance of functions concerned in r...

Images of Insanity

An examination of the way the cinema has dealt with mental illness and the introspective fascination with which it has mirrored the spirit of experimentation and fragmentation of the last decade.