Transient Hemiplegia
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The patient gave a history of two similar attacks, the 1st about 7 years ago when his right arm was paralysed, the second about 6 months ago when his left arm was similarly paralysed. In either case the patient had slowly regained movement in the part affected, starting from the fingers upwards, after 48 hours. From the previous history and from the physical examination, I thought it to be a case of transient hemiplegia due to spasm of cerebral arteries and put the patient on liquor trinitrini and Pot. Iodide. Next morning a purgative was given with good effect. The examination of urine showed?
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دوره 49 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016