The doctor at home and nurse's guidebook / edited by George Black.

Date:
1909
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Credit: The doctor at home and nurse's guidebook / edited by George Black. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    bulk of the tooth. It is, so to speak, its framework, giving each tooth its shape and size. The pulp, com- monly but incorrectly called the nerve, occupies a cavity in the centre of the tooth, and corresponds to its general form. The pulp sup- plies nourishment to the tooth. When it dies, the tooth loses its translucency, the dentine loses its sensibility and gradually changes ! its colour. Nerves and blood- vessels enter through the minute openings at the extremity of the I root, and pass through the small canal in the root to the pulp cavity. With the exception of this small aperture, the pulp is entirely sur- rounded by solid dentine. CEREBELLUM (Latin, cerebellum, diminutive of cerebrum, “ brain ”). The cerebellum, or “ little brain,” technically speaking, is the postero- inferior, or lower and hinder division of the brain. It is believed to be endowed with the function of regu- lating in unison and harmonizing the various muscular movements, so that they may be performed smoothly and without confusion. A person in whom the cerebellum were diseased, would lack the adequate controlling power over his muscles and walk like a drunken man. CEREBRAL MENINGITIS (Latin, cerebrum, “ brain ” ; Greek, me'ninx, meninggos, “ a membrane ”). This disease is inflammation of the membranes covering the brain, and is always extremely serious. Children and elderly persons are more commonly attacked by it than others, but it may occur at any age. With children the noticeable symp- toms are disturbed sleep, a cast or rolling of the eyes , dilated pupils, convulsions. With older persons who can tell their symptoms, there is severe headache, intolerance of light, want of sleep, mental dis- quietude ; sometimes unnaturally acute hearing ; constipation ; some- times sudden loss of speech, and delirium. CEREBRAL MENINGITIS, TREATMENT OF The doctor should be sent for without delay, the patient being meanwhile kept in a darkened room, from which every sound and every person except the nurse is excluded. Cold applications will be ordered at once, and to do any good must be kept up steadily, uniformly, and over a definite surface, never for a moment being allowed to be- come warm. There is no need whatever for soaking the bed while keeping up the cold application to the head. See that the patient’s body is not chilled by clothing made damp through careless use of cold water ; and keep the feet warm. Obstinate constipation will be one of the symptoms, and purgatives will be ordered, the object being to produce very free movement of the bowels. If the full effect of the doses is not secured, report at once to the doctor. The most profound tranquillity of body and mind must be preserved ; every noise must be suppressed, and no sort -of moving about in the room allowed which can in any way be avoided. No food is to be given without per- mission, and then it is to be of the simplest kind, such as milk, thin gruel, rennet, whey, etc. The kind and quantity of food must be prescribed by the physician. Milk for either children or adults will probably be all that is required for some little time. If in the doctor’s
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