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A statement of the early symptoms which lead to the disease termed water in the brain. With observations on the necessity of a watchful attention to them, and on the fatal consequences of their neglect in a letter to Martin Wall, Esq. M.D / By G.D. Yeats.

  • Yeats, G. D. (Grant David), 1773-1836.
Date:
1815
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Credit: A statement of the early symptoms which lead to the disease termed water in the brain. With observations on the necessity of a watchful attention to them, and on the fatal consequences of their neglect in a letter to Martin Wall, Esq. M.D / By G.D. Yeats. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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