Syllabus of the lectures on medical jurisprudence and on the treatment of poisoning & suspended animation : delivered in the University of Virginia / by Professor Dunglison.

  • Dunglison, Robley, 1798-1869.
Date:
1827
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    body—known habits of the individual, &c. In those of the apoplectic make certain things known to be dangerous, which, in others, might not even be inconvenient—to wit, postures with the head low—tight clothes, especially about the neck—excess in eating or drinking—danger of which is increased by the recumbent posture, &c. 30. Epilepsy or the falling sickness—charac- terised by general muscular agitation, without sensation or consciousness and recurring at irreg- ular periods—remarks—leads to sudden death by injury done to some important organ or by ex- posing the body, whilst in the paroxysm, to fatal agency. 31. Sudden death occasioned by a variety of other causes, some of which altogether unappre- ciable by any signs or symptoms during life—of these some are of a chronic, others of an acute nature. 32. Aneurism of the heart, or aorta, or ossifi- cation of these or other vessels—rupture of the heart-softening of the heart-inflammation of the heart, stomach or brain, especially of a rheu- matic or gouty character—violent emotions of the mind, as excessive joy, fear or grief, &c re- marks on these, as causes of sudden death—cases related. Of sudden death by external influence. 33. This division includes death by the inter-