Cases of insanity, the epilepsy, hypochondriacal affection, hysteric passion, and nervous disorders, successfully treated / by William Perfect, surgeon, of West Malling, in Kent.

  • William Perfect
Date:
[1780?]
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Credit: Cases of insanity, the epilepsy, hypochondriacal affection, hysteric passion, and nervous disorders, successfully treated / by William Perfect, surgeon, of West Malling, in Kent. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by University of Bristol Library. The original may be consulted at University of Bristol Library.

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    [2.1] fired to have it repeated, which was complied with, and the rext day all his complaints returned with redoubled violence, and to ufe his own expref- fion, he felt an anxiety affect his heart; exceffive diffiulty of breath- ing enfuing, conftriclions of the ex- ternal parts, with flight fhiverings, and a ftupor fupervened, which end- ed in a confirmed delirium; his mouth was diftorted, he raved, was confined, and my advice thought neceffary; I found the pulfe full, great and quick; the countenance flufhed and inflated, and the eyes wild and protuberant; venefeclion I immediately judged requifite, and that even ufque ad Dcliquium Animi; the blood appeared in the fame flate as before