Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026
Cases of epilepsy, associated with amenorrhoea and vicarious menstruation, successfully treated with the iodide of potassium.
Lancet, 1, 525. 1857.
O’Connor was apparently the first to use potassium bromide for the treatment of epilepsy.
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