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Metrazol therapy in the face of severe physical disorders

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    Metrazol convulsive shock may be given in the face of serious physical disorders involving the heart, the blood vessels or the bony skeleton.

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    The results of treatment are as good in patients with physical disorders as those to be expected in patients who are apparently structurally and anatomically sound.

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    G. Wilse Robinson Jr M. D. & Prior Shelton M. D.

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Robinson, G.W., Shelton, P. Metrazol therapy in the face of severe physical disorders. Psych Quar 14, 388–396 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01573196

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