On the coagulation of the blood in the venous system during life : (a thesis for a medical act in the University of Cambridge) / by George Murray Humphry.

  • George Murray Humphry
Date:
1859
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Credit: On the coagulation of the blood in the venous system during life : (a thesis for a medical act in the University of Cambridge) / by George Murray Humphry. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    III.—Clots in the Cerebral Sinuses. A girl, set. 15, in whom the catamenia had never ap- peared, suffered headache for several days, and had been attended by a medical man, who thought the affection to be of hysterical nature. I saw her on March 7th. She had a dull heavy expression and an obstinate manner. The mouth was firmly closed; and she could not, or would not, put out her tongue or answer questions; yet she was evidently conscious of what passed and showed a certain amount of cunning. She did not appear to be able to use the left arm or leg, and when out of bed did not put the left leg to the ground; but when the soles were tickled she drew up both legs alike. The breathing was noisy. Head to be shaved; Aperient given and Hydr. Chlor. gr. ij every four hours. On the 8th the countenance was more dull and heavy, the eyes vacantly staring; when left alone she fell into a heavy sleep. Urine passed into the bed. P. 110 rather sharp.—Acetum Canth : and Empl: Canth: capiti. On the 9th she was rather less drowsy and took some notice, still did not move left arm or leg. After this the drowsiness increased to stupor; the pupils became rather dilated, and the optic axes ceased to converge; a slight tremor occasionally pervaded the frame; she became weaker, and the pulse became quicker. She died on the 11th. Examination next day. Dura mater and arachnoid natural. Pacchionian glands larger and more grey than usual. On the right side of brain the convolutions were rather com- pressed and dry: on the left there was more than the usual amount of fluid in the pia mater. The ventricles contained a considerable quantity of fluid, which had evidently been recently effused, for the septum lucidum was torn through, and the lining of the cavities was in other places ragged. The interior of both ventricles was, moreover, studded with
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