Recent Modifications Of Convulsive Shock Therapy

Year Published: 1941

Creator: University Park

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Demonstrates the use of curare and quinine methochloride in protecting patients from spinal fractures in metrazol and electrical convulsion therapies. Curare is administered to a young woman in extreme manic excitement and the result is a 'SOFT' convulsion. An X-ray photograph shows a fracture which occurred when older methods were used.


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