Select cases, and consultations, in physick. / By the late eminent John Woodward, M.D. ... Now first published by Dr. Peter Templeman.

  • John Woodward
Date:
MDCCLVII. [1757]
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Credit: Select cases, and consultations, in physick. / By the late eminent John Woodward, M.D. ... Now first published by Dr. Peter Templeman. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    6S rifting up Wind, he became fick, and fainted quite away for a Minute or two. He has not had this Stoppage fince the Hemiplegia. There cannot well be much Doubt but that An Hemi- his going into the Cold Bath, after the Rheu-plcsla‘ matifm, without due Evacuations before, con¬ tributed to the bringing on the Palfy. That was likewife the Cafe oi Mr. Puckmore. Augufi 14, 1710, an Hemiplegia came on, about eleven in the Evening. He had been in Bed, and flept near two Hours. Awaking, he found he had Occahon for the Pot. Straining to make Water, he loft the Ufeof his whole Right Side at the Inftant. He had frequently before had fainting Fits upon a like Straining. Now half the Right Side of his Head, half his Nofe, half his Tongue, half his Body, as if chined, or parted into two in a ftraight Line, were very numb, as if near dead. So likewife were his Right Arm, and Hand \ his Right Hip, Thigh, Leg, and Foot. Pie had not the leaft Ule of them, or any Strength in them : but they hung dangling as if they had been only tied to his Body. And yet thefe Limbs, and indeed the whole Right Side, were very much hotter than ufual, both to his own Senfe inwardly, and to the Touch outwardly. He likewife fweat freely on that Side •, but little or not at all on the other. His Pulfe was generally pretty regular, and ffronger on that Side than the other. His Right Eye was very dim at firft ; but in four or five Days he faw pretty well with it. Before this Invafion he was coftive more than ufually; for he had been much difpoled to that Habit all his Life. Fie had been feverai Months before [from June, 1709.] drooping, faint, lean, vapoury, cloudy, forgetful, melancholy, vertiginous, and fubject F to