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Thyroid therapy in a series of epileptics

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The writer desires to express his appreciation to Dr. LeGrand A. Damon, pathologist at Craig Colony for his painstaking work on basal metabolic rate and blood sugar determinations, and to Dr. M. R. Perry for her help in determining the later blood pressure readings.

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Doolittle, G.J. Thyroid therapy in a series of epileptics. Psych Quar 13, 33–41 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01579223

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