Hydatid disease, Vol. II. By the late John Davis Thomas... A collection of papers on hydatid disease / edited and arranged by Alfred Austin Lendon.

  • Thomas, J. Davies (John Davies), 1844-1893.
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1894
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    16 ounces of limpid fluid, and, besides this, there were several ounces in the proper cavity of the ventricle.” The cyst had nearly advanced, to the circumference of the brain at the middle lobe, where the mem- branes were adherent to the brain. Symptoms.—Sudden attack of dimness of vision, amounting to blindness ; this passed off in a few minutes. The sight became gradually impaired, so as to be nearly lost at the end of a year ; then an affection resem- bling chorea ; after a short time an attack in which he was speechless for three days ; then right hemiplegia ; head enlarged ; temporary loss of speech ; intellect unimpaired ; coma. Duration of Illness.—Two years. Hemiplegia, one year. Mode of Death.—Coma for five weeks. 6. Reference.—Abercrombie, op. cit. Sex and Age.—Female, ? Locality.—Hydatid three inches long by two wide, in the right hemisphere. Symptoms.—Dysphagia; loss of sight, of smell, of hearing, of power of speech ; headache ; vertigo ; coma. Duration of Illness.—Nine months. Mode of Death.—Apoplexy ; coma. 7. Reference.—Guerard, “Bull, de la Soc. Anat.” (1835). Sex and Age.—? ? Locality.—Hydatid of the size of a hen’s'egg, in the centre of the middle lobe of the brain, projecting externally and into the lateral ventricle. Symptoms.—Incomplete hemiplegia, on side opposite to cerebral lesion. Remarks.—Side of brain affected not mentioned. 8. Reference.—Chomel, “Gaz. des Hdpitaux” (1836). Sex and Age.—Female, 25. Locality.—Two hydatids in the right cerebral hemisphere. Symptoms.—Violent headache. Ten days later, numbness of left leg. Six weeks afterwards, paralysis of left arm. Left hemiplegia. Right pupil dilated and vision enfeebled. Irregular epileptiform attacks. Coma. Duration of Illness.—About eleven months. Mode of Death.—Coma. 9. Reference.—Carrere, “Diet, de Medicine, de Chirurgie, et d’Hygiene Vdterinare” (1839). Sex and Age.—Male, 24. Locality.—Hydatid of the size of a turkey’s egg, in the posterior and lateral part of the right hemisphere, below the lateral ventricle. Symptoms.—Headache for four years ; dimness of vision; tottering gait; constant agitation of the head; fixed stare; hebetude; delirium requiring use of straight-jacket. Mode of Death.—Delirium. 10. Reference.—Arndt, in Madelung. “Beitrage zur Lehre von der Echi- nococcuskrankheit” (1841 ?). Sex and Age.—Male, 36. Locality.—In the anterior part of the right cerebral hemisphere, a ruptured