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This is the Conversation Forum for The Phrase 'as Mad as a Hatter' << mercurous / mercuric Neat! >> Subject: St. Vitus's Dance Posted Jan 15, 2003 by turvy – no more than 30 charac   Posting 1 I always thought this was a medical condition. I found this in the Columbia Encyclopaedia (http://www.bartleby.com/65/ch/choreami.html) which supports my admittedly poor memory. I stand corrected if you have other references. turvy Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: St. Vitus's Dance Posted Jan 15, 2003 by turvy – no more than 30 charac This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 2 And here's another interesting link. http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintv07.htm turvy Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: St. Vitus's Dance Posted Jan 15, 2003 by Amy Pawloski, aka 'paper lady' --'Mufflewhump??' click here for definition... This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3 Heavy-metal poisoning *is* a medical condition. (No, I don't mean the music, so ) Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: St. Vitus's Dance Posted Jan 16, 2003 by Paul H . If you think I look old, you should see my father This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 4 I suffered from chorea when I was eight years old. (This was in the 1950s). The only treatment my doctor had for the condition was a medication that contained arsenic. As for mercury poisoning, my grandmother (mother's side) took some mercury medication for what she thought was constipation. It turned out to be a strangulated hernia. Needless to say, it did her more harm than good. She nearly died. As it was, she needed emergency surgery. Yes, both arsenic and mercury were used in medications in the 20th century. Doctors prescribed them, and people followed their doctors' orders. Conversation list Most of the content on h2g2 is created by h2g2's Researchers, who are members of the public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of the BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites referenced. In the event that you consider anything on this page to be in breach of the site's House Rules, please click on the relevant button to alert our Moderation Team. Conversation list

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