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Port on the use of ofbenzedrme ofbenzedrine ofbenzedrine benzedrme benzedrine for the treatment of ofwhat ofwhat ofwhat what the doctors call narco narco- narcolepsy narcolepsy narcolepsy - - lepsy , or sleep attacks , Is nude m'lde mlde made ' by byDr byDr byDr Dr , . 'Myron Myron ' Myron Prinzmetal PrlnzmetaJ Prlnzmetal of Los An Angees Angeles Angeles gees geles ] and Mr . , Wilfred W1Ured Bloomberg nIoomberg of'Boston ofBoston of of'Boston ' 'Boston Boston ' Boston 'BostonStudents BostonStudents Students especially are gh given en to tosleep tosleep tosleep sleep attacks , and aad for these . ! helr their theirown helrown ielrown own central centi centl 1.1 11 " . l nervous systems rather ratherthan ratherthan ratherthan than their professors aie ale ate to blame blameCases blameCases blameCases Cases In Point PointNine . . Nine cases of persons who fell fellasleep fellasleep fellasleep asleep at least three times a day are arereported arereported arereported reported by the two physiciins physlcl'lDS physlcllDS physici'ins ' ' , . | whose workVlth work \ with \Vlth Vlth benzedrine has hasbeen hasbeen hasbeen been done In connection \ with \ Ith the theneurologlcl theneurological theneurological neurologlcl neurological : ! service of Boston Citvhospital CUv City CUvbospital Cityhospital bospital hospital and Hirvard H'lrvard Hlrvard Harvard ' Medical Medicalschool Medicalschool Medicalschool school In each of ot the nine cases casesrelief casesrelief casesrelief relief " was "as as complete when sultnble suitable sultnbledoses suitabledoses suitabledoses doses were given The dru drug also alsogives alsogives alsogives gives practically complete relief of ofcataplexy ofcataplexy ofcataplexy cataplexy , a state of . muscular rigid rigidSty rigidIty rlsldIty ; Sty Ity produced by sudden emoton emotion emotonshock emotionshock emotionshock ( shock or fear . 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