Wednesday, March 31, 2010

the most pronounced feature is a mental change

In every case of bilateral cervical or upper dorsal sympathectomy that I have performed the most pronounced feature is a mental change in the patient from one of worry and apprehension to that of tranquillity and a sense of well-being.

Sympathectomy in Relation to Meniere's Disease, Nerve Deafness
and Tinnitus. A Report on 110 Cases
By E. R. GARNETT PASSE, F.R.C.S., F.A.C.S.
1952, Vol. 42, No. 1-2, Pages 133-151