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J. Willis Hurst, MD

Arch Intern Med. 2001;161:643-647.

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BUT THERE is a disorder of the head marked with strong and peculiar symptoms that is relieved only by scratching incessantly on paper with a pen or by pounding on a typewriter or computer.*¹ The affected individual may wake up from a sound sleep or be sitting at the dinner table, riding in a car, listening to a lecture, or reading a book when he or she is seized with an attack. I had a sudden attack of this incurable condition while flying in an airplane. Therefore, I was forced to write the first draft of this article in an effort to relieve the generalized itching that almost disabled me.

One day, a brilliant cardiology fellow overheard my side of a conversation I was having on the telephone with another talented cardiology fellow. The banter went something like this:

I asked, "Do you have the galley . . . [Full Text of this Article]

FINAL COMMENT
Division of Cardiology
Department of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
1462 Clifton Rd NE, Suite 301
Atlanta, GA 30322

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