MEDICO-LEGAL PROBLEMS OF HYPOGLYCEMIC REACTIONS IN DIABETES
Authors: David Adlersberg, Dolger Henry
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1939)

Article1 May 1939MEDICO-LEGAL PROBLEMS OF HYPOGLYCEMIC REACTIONS IN DIABETESDAVID ADLERSBERG, M.D., DOLGER HENRY, M.D.DAVID ADLERSBERG, M.D., DOLGER HENRY, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-12-11-1804 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONThe medico-legal aspects of insulin reactions in diabetics have not aroused the deserved interest in the medical world. Only two reports1, 2 on this subject could be found in the literature. Despite the experience of physicians with the bizarre psychotic manifestations of hypoglycemia in their diabetic patients and the legal conflicts arising therefrom, it is surprising that the medical profession has neglected reporting such cases. Thus it is that 15 years after the introduction of insulin therapy there is still no standard legal precedent or procedure to handle such incidents.There is, also, a profound sociological problem involved in...Bibliography1. FOGSCHMIDT JM: Insulinvergiftung mit akuter Geistesverwirrtheit und Aphasie als Ursache eines Verkehrunfalles, Deutsch. Ztschr. f. d. ges. gericht. Med., 1931, xvi, 376. Google Scholar2. ADLERSBERG D: Ueber psychische Ausnahmzustaende beim hypoglykaemischen Diabetiker und deren forensische Bedeutung, Klin. Wchnschr., 1932, xi, 1671. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. DAMESHEKMYERSON WA: Insulin hypoglycemia; mechanism of the neurologic symptoms, Arch. Neurol. and Psychiat., 1935, xxxiii, 1. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. TILLGREN as quoted by Sonne.8 Google Scholar5. WAUCHOPE GM: Hypoglycaemia; critical review, Quart. Jr. Med., 1933, ii, 117. Google Scholar6. OPPENHEIMER A: Zur Klinik der hypoglykaemischen Reaktion, besonders der "Insulinpsychosen," Med. Klin., 1927, xxiii, 1138. Google Scholar7. ELIASGOLDSTEIN HJ: Insulinschock und Zentralnervensystem, Med. Klin., 1932, xxviii, 542. Google Scholar8. SONNE C: Insulin poisoning, Acta med. Scand., Suppl., 1930, xxxiv, 223. Google Scholar9. WILDER J: Zur Neurologie und Psychiatrie der hypoglykaemischen Zustände, Med. Klin., 1930, xxvi, 616. Google Scholar10. WIECHMANN E: Hypoglykaemie bei Insulindarreichung, Klin. Wchnschr., 1931, x, 529. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. JOLTRAIN E: Troubles psychique au cours de l'insulinothérapie, Bruxelles-Méd., 1931, xi, 868. Google Scholar12. GREENWOOD J: Insulin hypoglycemia as a cause of mental symptoms, Penn. Med. Jr., 1935, xxxix, 12. Google Scholar13. WILDER RM: Hyperinsulinism, Internat. Clin., Series 43, 1933, ii, 1. Google Scholar14. KEPLERMOERSCH EJFP: The psychiatric manifestations of hypoglycemia, Am. Jr. Psychiat., 1937, xciv, 89. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: DAVID ADLERSBERG, M.D.; DOLGER HENRY, M.D.Affiliations: New York, N. Y.*Received for publication April 16, 1938.From the Diabetes Clinic of The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byA Theory Explaining Biological Correlates of CriminalityA Theory Explaining Biological Correlates of CriminalityBiological and Psychological Factors in Human AggressionIntoxikationenGruppe der psychotropen Hormone�ber die forensische Bedeutung der Spontanhypoglyk�mieKleptomaniesyndrom in der InsulinhypoglykämieCase of hypoglycemia committed to a mental hospital 1 May 1939Volume 12, Issue 11Page: 1804-1815KeywordsHospitalsHypoglycemiaHypoglycemicsInsulin ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1939 PDF downloadLoading ...