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Treatment of singultus by sexual stimulation: Who was George T Dexter, MD (c1812-?)?
1Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine (HWCOM), Florida International University (FIU), USA georg.petroianu@fiu.edu.
Abstract:
This short report attempts to shed light on the interesting but controversial personality of George T Dexter (ca1812 -?), the physician who first described manipulation of the female genitalia in a hysterical impressionable girl as being associated with the termination of singultus. Although his interaction with the young female patient would not meet today's ethical standards, his medical observation was valid and contributes to our understanding of the pathophysiology of singultus. He was well ahead of his colleagues who presented hiccup therapy case reports with similar or related pathophysiology mechanisms some 150 years later.
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