On alcoholism : the various forms of alcoholic delirium and their treatment / by V. Magnan ; translated by W. S. Greenfield.

  • Magnan, V. (Valentin), 1835-1916.
Date:
1876
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Credit: On alcoholism : the various forms of alcoholic delirium and their treatment / by V. Magnan ; translated by W. S. Greenfield. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PAQE ARTICLE II.—Mode of evolution of the sensory disturbances ... 39 1. Sensory disturbances examined as a whola 39 2, Sensory disturbances examined in relation to the peculiarities which they oflfer in each of the senses 40 ARTICLE III.—Classification of patients affected with alcoholic delirium in three groups, according to the antecedents of the patient and the course emd termination of the disease 45 Group 1. Patients with alcoholic delirium with easy, complete and rapid convalescence . : ; 45 Case II.—Simple alcoholic delirium; cure 46 Case III.—Two attacks of alcoholic delirium; cure . . . .48 Group 2. Patients affected with alcoholic delirium with slow convales- cence and tendency to relapse 60 Case IV.—AlcohoUc delirium of maniacal, melancholic and stupid forms 51 Case v.—Sixth attack of alcoholic delirium ; slow recovery - . , 55 Case VI.—Repeated attacks of alcoholic delirium 58 Delirium of depressive form ; suicidal and homicidal tendencies . . 61 Delirium of expansive form; ambitious ideas 62 Growp 3- Predisposed patients, affected with alcoholic delirium with fre- quent relapses, &c G3 Case VII.—Hereditary predisposition; repeated attacks of alcoholic de- lirium 65 Case VIII.—Inherited neurotic tendency; relapses of alcoholic delirium 69 ARTICLE IV.—Action of absinthe on man; muscular shocks; vertigo; epUeptic attacks; absinthio epilepsy bears no relation to the trembling or hallucination; delirium 73 Case IX , 78 CoseX 79 Case XI 81 CaseXII 87 Case XIII 90 ARTICLE v.—Treatment. 1. Of Drunkenness .92 2, Of alcohoUo deUiium .93 Agents derived from the materia medtca 93 Confinement; occasions for its employment; its duration . .91 Prophylaxis .98 CHAPTER III. Febeile Delirium Tremens. ARTICLE I.—Symptoms and diagnosis of febrile delirium tremens . . 102 The severity of the delirium in febrile delirium tremens docs not neces- sarily correspond with its gravity ........ 104 The two essential characters : 1st. Fever, appreciable by meaus of the thermometer . 104 2nd. Trembling with small shocks; tremors and fibrillar contractions of the muscles, especially appreciable by the touch ]05 Case XIV.—Febrile delirium tremens; high temperature; death ■ au- toP'T • ' . .' . 109 Chart of temperature and pulse. Fig. I. . . . _ jjg Case XV.—Febrile dehrium tremens; death; autopsy . . . us Chart of temperature and pulse. Fig. II. l2o