History and method of cure of the various species of palsy : being the first part of the second volume of A treatise on nervous diseases / by John Cooke.

  • Cooke, John, 1756-1838.
Date:
1822
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    OF PALSY. The power of speech was entirely lost, so that he could only utter the sounds ee-o; which, however, he so varied, that with the assistance of expressive gestures, he was able to convey his meaning very distinctly upon ordinary occasions. He perfectly comprehended every thing that was said to him, and clearly under- stood what he meant to answer, but upon all occasions only uttered the sounds above mentioned; believing, however, that he actually employed the words suited to the communication of his ideas, and he often appeared surprised and displeased when he was not understood. He sometimes endeavoured to explain his meaning by writing on a slate; but he generally substituted one word for another, and almost always erred in spelling what he wrote. By certain means, which will be described in my account of the treatment of hemi- plegia, he had gradually almost entirely recovered the power of speech; when he suffered another attack of apoplexy, which proved fatal.