Hallucinations or, the rational history of apparitions, visions, dreams, ecstasy, magnetism, and somnambulism / by A. Brierre de Boismont.

  • Brierre de Boismont, Alexandre-Jacques-François, 1798-1881.
Date:
1853
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    CHAPTER VII. ON HALLUCINATIONS IN MANIA. Oa the frequency of hallucinations in mania—Why ?—Abstract of hallucinations in mania—Cases—Observations on the inclination to steal—Progress of hallu- cinations—Hallucinations may be symptomatic—Remarks on the influence of the sexual organs—Hallucinations in puerperal mania—Efiects of hallucina- tions and illusions on maniacs—Recapilulalion ..... 141 CHAPTER VIII. ON HALLUCINATIONS IN DEMENTIA. Section I.—Hallucinations more frequent in dementia than is generally sup- posed—To what may the fact be attributed—Division of dementia into mono- maniac and maniac, complete and senUe—Abstract of hallucinations in dementia —Case of monomaniac dementia—Case of maniac dementia—DifSculty of dis- tinguishing the shades of difference—Hallucinations may be of an iatermittent character—Case of complete dementia—Case of senUe dementia—Recapilula- tion. Section II.—Hallucinations exist in dementia with general paralysis—^Abstract— Cases—Recapitulation. Section III.—Hallucinations viewed in relation to imbecility, idiotism, and cre- tinism—They may exist in the first, but they are never observed in the last two—Recapitulation 152 CHAPTER IX. OF HALLUCINATIONS IN DELIRIUM TREMENS. Approximative statistics of cases of insanity, from the abuse of iatoxicating drink—The iUusions and hallucinations to which inebriates are subjects Cases—Nature of the hallucinations—They may be attended with very serious results—Delirium tremens includes different diseases—Drunkenness—Its con- nection with drunken a]iQna.iioTa.—Recapitulation 163 CHAPTER X. OF HALLUCINATIONS IN NERVOUS DISEASES. Hallucinations in catalepsy, epilepsy, hysteria, hypochondria, chorea, rage, etc.— Recapitulation jjq