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The bromide-permeability quotient in mongolism and epilepsy

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The bromide-permeability quotient of mongoloids is, as a class, lower than that of normal individuals. Among epileptics the quotient tends to decrease with age while among normal children it tends to increase.

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  1. Fred A. Mettler Ph. D., M. D.

    Present address: department of anatomy, University of Georgia School of Medicine, Augusta, Ga.

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    Financed through Child Neurology Research (Friedsam Foundation).

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    Mettler, F.A. The bromide-permeability quotient in mongolism and epilepsy. Psych Quar 13, 438–440 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01562847

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