An inaugural dissertation on the apoplexy : submitted to the examination of the Rev. John Ewing ..., the Trustees and medical professors of the University of Pennsylvania : for the degree of Doctor of Medicine : on the 19th. day of May, A.D. 1794. / by John Lamb, Jun. of New-York.

  • Lamb, John
Date:
M,DCC,XCIV [1794]
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Credit: An inaugural dissertation on the apoplexy : submitted to the examination of the Rev. John Ewing ..., the Trustees and medical professors of the University of Pennsylvania : for the degree of Doctor of Medicine : on the 19th. day of May, A.D. 1794. / by John Lamb, Jun. of New-York. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ *7 ] in many inftances an augmentation of blood in veflels of the head, by hindering its return freely from the brain. nth. Any violent exertion, which is Suddenly brought on may be confidered as another exciting caufe ; the manner in which this effect is produced is by occafioning a long infpiration in breathing; the confequence of which will be, the blood muflbe retarded in its paffage through the lungs from the right fide of the heart, and of courfe will interrupt the return of blood from the head: this is alfo dis- covered by the appearance of the countenance. 12th. Flexion and twitting of the neck, lig- atures drawn very tight round the neck, tu- mors, &c. all occafion apoplexy, thefe act by com- preffing the internal jugular veins, and obftructing the blood through them. 13th. Extreme intoxication, food difficult of digeftion in the ftomach; Doctor Rufh fays he knew an inftance in Philadelphia of an apoplexy being brought on by a perfon fupping on toaited cheeie. 14th. Breathing the contaminated air in a crowded affembly will frequently excite a fit of apoplexy. 15th. Narcotic fubftanCes have fometimes the fame effect in producing this diforder. 16th. Vomiting is faid to be a powerful ex- citing caufe. In this cafe, the contents of the vifcera of the abdomen are compreffed in a violent manner, the diaphragm and abdominal mufcles are brought into a Hate of convulfion, the confequence of whichwill be, that theblood in the afcending vena D