Case of Persistent Hiccough Treated Successfully by Ergot
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1884, saying that, since four days, he had been troubled with hiccough. The hospital assistant gave him thirty minims Spt. of chloroform in an ounce of water. In the evening he returned with the same complaint, and had another dose of the same medicine. On the morning of 2nd October 1884, he was no better, and was admitted as an indoor patient. A purgative was given, and a blister applied over the stomach, and a mixture containing one minim each of creasote dilute hydrocyanic acid, spirit sulph. ether i5m., and water one ounce, every four hours. Aa tio permanent relief was obtained, an hypodermic injection of \ gr. bydrochlorate of morphia was given at about 10 a. h., and the patientremained wellfor some three or four hours.
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