[CITATION][C] Psychosis and addiction to phenmetrazine (Preludin)

J Evans - The Lancet, 1959 - Elsevier
J Evans
The Lancet, 1959Elsevier
ant factor. Whether the effect is produced by hyper- or by some other pathological process
favouring the In the past nine years, Page 1 152 the reduction of the cholesterol. The rapid
development of arteriosclerosis .in the athyroid human (Fishberg 1924) leaves little doubt that
the thyroid deficiency is an import- ant factor. Whether the effect is produced by hyper-
cholesterolsemia, by a decrease in coronary circulation, or by some other pathological process
favouring the development of arteriosclerosis must be answered by further studies. Summary In …
Summary
In the past nine years, 80 cases of hypercholesterolaemia have been selected for study from 700 apparently normal adults in a general practice. Evidence for hypothyroidism was found in the history, the physical examination, or the laboratory data.
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