Fits : diagnosis and immediate treatment of cases of insensibility and convulsions / by John H. Waters.

Date:
1879
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Credit: Fits : diagnosis and immediate treatment of cases of insensibility and convulsions / by John H. Waters. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Compression of Brain October 9th, 1878.—Captain B— was found insensible in the street (roadway), covered with mud, as though he had rolled about (a wet night). He is a powerful man, tall, well nourished. On examination I find— Circulation slow, feeble, but not irregular. Respiration easy, but weak; no smell of alcohol. Eyes dull, the lids not held, though closed over the eyes ; pupils large, equal, but only slightly sensible. Sensibility. Could be roused with difficulty, but quite unable to understand or articulate. Temperature. Cold extremities; head not so cold as the general surface of the skin. Spasm. Evidently has a desire to vomit; occa- sionally has paroxysms of violent clonic con- vulsions, which appear quite uncontrollable, and occur suddenly without any warning, re- quiring great care to prevent him injuring himself or others. Gave the ammonia to inhale for a short time, some four minutes only, when he quite recovered consciousness, and the fits ceased. He explained to us, that when in India he had been thrown from his horse on his head, and was then ill
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