A collection of cases of apoplexy; with an explanatory introduction / [Edward Copeman].

  • Copeman, Edward, 1809-1880
Date:
1845
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Credit: A collection of cases of apoplexy; with an explanatory introduction / [Edward Copeman]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    natural, and his surface comfortably warm and_perspirable. The next day he was quite well.— Medical Gazette, vol. iu. p. 396. 11. M.S., plethoric and short-necked, aged 21; complete insensibility and loss of power over the voluntary muscles. Pulse full, labouring, and below 40. Surface covered with a copious warm perspiration, and breathing loudly stertorous. Pupils almost inactive. V. 5S. ad Zxvi. Enema ol. ricini. The pulse became quicker and harder. In about two hours, the pulse being still very strong, with no abatement of the other symptoms, the patient was cupped between the shoulders to 3xx. Zinci sulph. 9ij were also given as an emetic, and ol. croton. gtt. iij., to produce a powerful action on the bowels. After the second bleeding the pulse became weaker and slower. The breathing ceased to have any unnatural sound, and the skin became cold. The head continued hot, and a copious vapour of perspiration arose from it. In four hours the head had lost its superabundant warmth. The extremities were cold, pulse 44, feeble, and slightly irregular. The coma continued. Neither the emetic nor the purgative had acted. Two table-spoonfuls of brandy caused the pulse to rise ten beats in a minute. Shortly afterwards the stomach was emptied by the pump. The brandy was repeated, and the patient very soon recovered. At 10 p. m. he was perfectly sensible; pulse 90, weak and irregular in force ; the breathing easy, and he complained of nothing but slight pain in the head. The bowels had been well opened. In a few days he had completely recovered.—Medical Gazette, vol. i. p. 396. 12. J. Hay, wt. 40, coachmaker ; admitted into the Edin- burgh Infirmary, November 8th. Has paralysis of the mus- cles of right side of the face, and orbicularis of the right eye ; power of the masseter and temporal muscles does not seem to be impaired. The tongue on protrusion points to the right side, the mouth being turned to the left; the sensibility of the