Synopsis of apoplexy and epilepsy, with observations on trachelismus, laryngismus, and tracheotomy; and the proposal for a hospital for epileptics / by Marshall Hall.

  • Hall, Marshall, 1790-1857.
Date:
1852
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Credit: Synopsis of apoplexy and epilepsy, with observations on trachelismus, laryngismus, and tracheotomy; and the proposal for a hospital for epileptics / by Marshall Hall. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    An Experiment; a Case of Puerperal Convulsion. 291. From the same work I make the following extract : 292. “ The dura mater is supplied by the trifacial nerve. See Arnold’s leones, Tab. II. I was anxious to determine whether, being so provided with a nerve usually excitor, this membrane was, in fact, in itself excitor; and I performed the following experiment, with Mr. H. Smith. 293. The application of the results of this experiment to the dia- gnosis of diseases within the cranium will be obvious. But it requires to be carefully and cautiously traced. 294. Injuries and diseases of the dura mater, and probably of the other membranes of the nervous centres, and diseases affecting them secondarily by irritation or pressure, may be attended with spasmodic affections. This is the important fact. 295. June 10, 1841. We removed a portion of the cranium of a spaniel dog, just over the left hemisphere of the cerebrum. 296. We made pressure—gradually augmented: the dog became quiet, appeared to sleep ; the eye-lids closed ; the breathing became au- dible, stertorous, slow, sighing, the pupils contracted; at length, spas- modic twitchings were observed, and, afterwards, continued spasms; the eyes rocked, the tail was drawn, and then all the limbs were agitated and became stiffened.