Pathological and practical researches on diseases of the Brain and spinal cord / by John Abercrombie.

  • Abercrombie, John, 1780-1844.
Date:
1829
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    all completely encysted, and filled with well formed pus. The first was in the anterior lobe of the left hemisphere- and contained about three drams of pus. The second was in the posterior lobe of the same hemisphere ; it was con- siderably larger, and had burst into the ventricle, which was filled with the matter. The third was in the posterior part of the right hemisphere, and appeared to be making its way towards the surface. A still greater obscurity of symptoms occurred in the following remarkable case, for which 1 am indebted to Dr. Alison. It occurred under his care in the Clinical Ward, in June 1827- Case XL.—A man, aged 26, was seized with shivering, headach, sickness, and sudden loss of strength, with fits of delirium in the night. Two days after the occurrence of these symptoms, he was admitted into the Clinical Ward. At this time, he was able to walk when supported on one side, but with feebleness and difficulty, his legs, particu- larly the right, being at each step dragged along, rather than raised from the ground ; his expression was dull and listless, but he said he was free from pain. A few hours after, he complained of violent pain in the occiput, with frequent vomiting. The pain was relieved by a bleeding. In the evening, he was oppressed, and answered questions slowly and with difficulty ; there was still some headach, with nausea; the skin hot and dry ; the pulse varying from 80 to 100, sharp, and moderately full; tongue dry ; pupils natural; respiration somewhat short ?md hurried. About half an hour after this report was taken, he sunk into perfect coma, with dilated pupils, for which another bleeding was employed without relief, and in less than an hour he died. Inspection.—The brain was externally of a reddish-