Contributions to the physiology and pathology of the circulation of the blood / by George Robinson.

  • Robinson, George, 1821-1875.
Date:
1857
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Credit: Contributions to the physiology and pathology of the circulation of the blood / by George Robinson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ON THE PECULIARITIES OF THE CEREBRAL CIRCULATIOl^, AND THBIK CONNECTION WITH THE PHENOMENA OF EPILEPSY AND APOPLEXY. [The greater part of this paper is taken from an unpublished work On the Prevention and Treatment of Mental and Nervous Disorders.] In addition to the functional disorders of the brain induced by inflammation and irritative debility, that organ is observed to be liable to a class of affections peculiar to itself, and usually described under the vague terms apoplexy and epilepsy. Without previous symptoms further than those indicative of some irregularity in the flow of blood to and from the brain, the functions of the latter are suddenly suspended, and the patient sinks into a state of utter unconsciousness, accompanied either by the general loss of motor power, or by convul- sions. After continuing in this condition for a certain length of time, the patient in epilepsy gene- rally, in apoplexy often, recovers consciousness and voluntary motion, and may enjoy tolerable health until another attack occurs. Sometimes the person s