Mepacrine Intoxication and Vitamin B Deficiency
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J-'He occasional development of cerebral ^citation and other forms of psychoses in ^larial subjects treated with atebrin is the experience of many, and in the past was^ reported several times by various workers including ^ngsbury (1934), Udalagama (1935) and Hay ol. (1935). The exact mechanism of its Production is not yet known. Recently the ^riter came across four such cases of mental derangement. All four cases had atabrine, a brand _ of
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