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Treatment of Mongolism with Pituitary Extract

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2018

J. M. Berg ,
B. H. Kirman ,
J. Stern  and
Ursula Mittwoch
J. M. Berg
Affiliation:
Fountain Hospital, London
B. H. Kirman
Affiliation:
Fountain Hospital, London
J. Stern
Affiliation:
Fountain Hospital, London
Ursula Mittwoch
Affiliation:
Galton Laboratory, University College, London
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When mongolism was first described, it was considered by some authors to be a form of cretinism (Seguin, 1866), and with the discovery of the effect of thyroid treatment in cretinism, this was tried in mongolism also. The disappointing results diverted attention to other endocrines. Tredgold, in 1929, was recommending a mixture of thyroid, pituitary, thymus, suprarenal and pineal glands, though he did not believe that such treatment was curative.

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Journal of Mental Science , Volume 107 , Issue 448 , May 1961 , pp. 475 - 480
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1961 

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