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there remain symptoms of overactivity of the thyroid gland sufficiently 

 pronounced to be detected by the expert clinician. Judd and Pemberton, 

 from an analysis of the results in one hundred and twenty-one cases six 

 years after operation at the Mayo Clinic, report a cure in about forty- 

 five per cent, a practical cure in twenty-three per cent, although a slight 

 trace of the old trouble may persist: four per cent obtained some benefit, 

 while five per cent reported that they had received no benefit. Finally, 

 such a well known medical authority on exophthalmic goiter as G. R. 

 Murray (&) concludes that "the results are most encouraging and indicate 

 that an operation offers a good prospect of affording relief." 



