Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-04

| ADDED amount OF work In this way
new glands are probably formed, with
| the result that the stomach is ulti-
mately almost restored to its normal
glandular activity.
Quick Results az an Analgesio.
"As an analgesic the results are i'm
mediate. The patient gradually feels
| the disappearance of the pains after
a few minutes treatment. Regal rec
ommends gaIvanic currents in attacks
of pain and In other symptoms OF ir-
ritation following, for instance, ad-
| hesive perigastritfs and similar condi-
tons Herschell found that electricity
would promptly cure certain forms OF
gastTalgia and epigastralgias. Kemp
found galvanismr useful I'm gastralgias,
especially those Of nervous origin.
Reed and Lyon also recommended gal
vanism for controlling pain. Marshall
states that the galvanic current is best
in nervous conditions when q sedative
is required, especially in gastralgia.
In one OF our cases, which, on autopsy,
proved to be a cancer OF the liver,
Ddln 10 IHe SlOtutDCu WIS III
most instantly relieved by gaRvanism.
Several methods of applying cleo
tricity have been used The first
method TO be used to any extent was
that known as the central method.
This was used with very good results
by Beard, and Rockwell in dyspepsias
of nervous origin. This method con-
sisted of one electrode in the shape OF
a cap, which was placed on the head
of the patient, and another electrode
was placed on the abdomen.
THE central method was succeeded
by the percutaneous method, and this
is stin used by some operators. This
consists OF the application OF yaplarge
sponge electrode to the back and a
smaller one, which can be moved
about, to the abdomen. Okla and Ha-
rada give thirteen cases treated by this
method. OF these three were cases
Of chronic gastrtt1s with slight atoDy,
two were chronic ulcers with partial
dilatation, four were chronic constitu-
tional conditions with atomic stomach,
and four were cases of neurasthenia
with .dilated stomachs. Five of these
cases were completely cured, six were
improved. and in only two was there
no change.
The Intrasastrie Method.
1.-The intragastric method, however,
is the one used to the greatest extent,
particularly in Germany and America |
Direct electrization was first suggested |
by Canstatt, and his suggestion was |
put to practical use by Duchenne. |
Kussmaul treated several conditions /
by means of this direct electrizati0n. |
His method consists Of placing an cleo
trode contained within stomach tube
into the stomach and the other on the |
abdomen. He used IT successfully I'm |
cases of dilation and atony of the /
stomach. Bocci used the direct method
that Is described by Kussmaul. Bar
det' was the first to suggest the filing
Of the stomach with. water. In this
way the electricity would reach every
part OF the stomach where by the d.
rect method Of Kussmaul only that !
part OF the stomach which is In direct
contact with the electrode was stimu-
lated. Since then this has been the
method most extensively
Very good results lsazexbeen accom-
Dlished by means OF the sintraeastric
method. Leube used IL successfully
stockton treated four cases An which
Ill the symptoms disappeared. OF
-hese' cases one was a reorganization,
-wo were gastralgias, and one was a
lyperchlohyd EWald cured two
asses Of hystericakeruetat1on. Stewart
,ured one case OF chronic sastritis,
IND IN two cases. or hypeehlOrhydria
.aused an Improvement with the ap-
OF hydrochloric acid"