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teaspoonfuls at each meal the second week, and 3 tea- 

 spoonfuls the third week. After . each three weeks 

 of treatment, the patient is given one \veek of rest and in 

 this manner the medication is kept up for three months. 

 If after this period there is no improvement, the treatment 

 can be discontinued. 



The results of this treatment are as follows: 80 per 

 cent, of the cases are improved, 10 per cent, are cured and 

 10 per cent, are unimproved or made worse (Sainton). 



4. Thyro Toxin serotherapy has been tried chiefly in 

 America and has not been used very much in France. 

 The idea results of the discovery of the cyto toxic 

 serums and consists in the destruction of the thyroid 

 cells. Its preparation and application has not yet 

 been definitely established. 



5. Thyroid Organo Therapy seems paradoxical in 

 cases of hyperthyroidism. In the majority of cases it 

 makes the symptoms worse. It is, however, indicated in 

 the cases where the disease evolutes towards myxedema, 

 or in cases of Basedow's disease, which have not responded 

 to anti thyroid medication, or in which symptoms of 

 instability of the thyroid are present. 



Large doses are always to be avoided and even small 

 doses must be used very carefully. 



6. Various Other Forms of Organo Therapy. 



Ovarian organo therapy is justified in the cases of 

 Basedow's disease associated with ovarian insufficiency. 



Thymus organo therapy, based on theoretical facts 

 (hypertrophy of the thymus in Basedow's disease) has 

 given such variable results that its indications are very 

 obscure and doubtful. 



Pituitary organo therapy advised by Renon, improves 

 the tremor, the sweats, the tachycardia, the insomnia, and 



