44 DISEASES CLASS III. 2 1. 16. 



the sensorial power becomes restored, and If no pain, or irritation 

 producing pain, recurs, the fit of epilepsy ceases; if the pain re- 

 curs, or the irritation, which used to produce it, a new fit of con- 

 vulsion takes place, and is succeeded again by a syncope. See 

 Epilepsy, Class III. 1. 1. 7. 



16. Jlpoplexia. Apoplexy maybe termed an universal palsy, 

 or a permanent sleep. In which, where the pulse is weak, copious 

 bleeding must be injurious; as is well observed by Dr. Heberden, 

 Trails, of the College. 



Mr. , about 70 years of age, had an apoplectic seizure. 



His pulse was strong and full. One of the temporal arteries was 

 opened, and about ten ounces of blood suddenly taken from it. 

 He seemed to receive no benefit from this operation; but gradually 

 sunk, and lived but a day or two. 



If apoplexy arises from the pressure of blood extravasated on 

 the brain, one moderate venesection may be of service to pre- 

 vent the further effusion of blood; but copious venesection must 

 be injurious by weakening the patient; since the effused blood 

 must have time, as in common vibices or bruises, to undergo a 

 chemico-animal process, so to change its nature as to fit it for 

 absorption; which may take two or three weeks, which time a 

 patient weakened by repeated venesection or arteriotomy may 

 not survive. 



Mrs. -, about 40 years old, had an apoplectic seizure after 



great exertion from fear; she had lain about 24 hours without 

 speech, or having swallowed any liquid. She was then forcibly 

 raised in bed, and a spoonful of solution of aloes in wine put into 

 her mouth, and the end of the spoon withdrawn, that she might 

 more easily swallow the liquid. This was done every hour, with 

 broth, and wine and water intervening, till evacuations were pro- 

 cured; which, with other means, had good effect, and she recover- 

 ed, except that a considerable degree of hemiplegia remained, 

 and some imperfection of her speech. 



Many people, who have taken so much vinous spirit as to ac- 

 quire the temporary apoplexy of intoxication, and are not im- 

 properly said to be dead-drunk, have died after copious venesec- 

 tion, I suppose in consequence of it. I once saw at a public 

 meeting two gentlemen in the drunken apoplexy; they were to- 

 tally insensible with low pulse, on this account they were directed 

 not to lose blood, but to be laid on a bed with their heads high, 

 and to be turned every half hour; as soon as they could swallow, 

 warm tea was given them, which evacuated their stomachs, and 

 they gradually recovered, as people do from less degrees of in- 

 toxication. 



M.M. Cupping on the occiput. Venesection once in mode 



