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This volume contains chapters on pharmacotherapy of the nervous system by A. Fröhlich, which is an excellent review of the various means at command for treatment of the nervous system by means of drugs. There is an excellent chapter by J. Wagner-Jauregg on fever therapy in syphilis of the central nervous system, multiple sclerosis and other nervous diseases. W. Lehmann contributes a long and valuable article on the surgical therapy for diseases and injuries of the nervous system. There are also a good article on orthopedic treatment of paralyses by G. Hohmann and a good chapter by O. Foerster on physical therapy in cases of peripheral and central lesions of various sorts. There is a long and comprehensive chapter on electrotherapy by L. Mann and one on the roentgen treatment of nervous diseases by O. Marburg and M. Sgalitzer. This includes a comprehensive discussion on treatment of various nervous diseases