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mitnalis ahlitio , propter interceptum fpiritus animalis infiu* 

 xum. 



De hujus exortufumma diflenfionecertant Artis Proccres, 

 Ita ejus caufa (ficut & epilepjia) imprimis casca 8c abftrufa 

 demerfa latet tenebris oflrufa in veriratis puteo. Vulgaris Sc 

 Neoterica Medicorum turba, unius imitatione^ezdem omnes 

 via in falebras incidere, dum hanc caufam refundunt in uni- 

 cam exuperantis pituitse colluviem , quas qualibet vi de ce- 

 rebri latibulis excufla, pra^cipiti curfu devolvitur in cerebel- 

 li finus, quos fuo anguftat influxu. San&ior Medicorum 

 Schola plenius seftimata rei veritate Sc preflis per recti tra- 

 mitem Majorum veftigiis,. hanc quidem caufam eft ample- 

 xata, fed complures alias fcrutata eft. Eorum fententias fuf- 

 fragatur ratio & adftipulatur experientia, cceteri namque 

 humores, cum immoderaUus excrefcunt, perceque valent fua 

 mole cerebri ductus infercire. Hasc accuratius expende ad 

 veritatis crur.inam & comperies ecs efle Apoplexias telis ob- 

 vios, quibus ven^ fanguine opimae piethora turgefcuntj vel 

 quibus (ptoypovufw Q&d-snt inflammatoria di/pojitio cerebrive- 

 nas diftendit, aut calva deprefta coarclat, vel quivis humor 

 de fuo loco depulfus in cerebri bafin. Hanc faspius inflixit 

 vehemens capitis concuftio, aut narcotica intulit aura. Hinc 

 Apoplexiae opportuna temperiespituitas ferax , focordias cra- 

 pulceque addidtaj praefertim fi cetas inclinat & in id confpi- 

 rat inconcinna figuratio partium , caput fcilicet amplum , 

 brevis & angufta cervix, exiles vence &c. Hujus 'vrtjfyop®' 

 pracurfor , vel anteambulo eft incubus, linguar paralyfs & ver- 

 tigo, qure ingravefcens faceflit in Apoplexiam , qua homo, 

 derepente perculfus, fubito corruit attonitus 8c ftipitis inftar 

 fenfus expers, orbatufque motu. Huic fatellites afliftunt 

 »^m(oc wcis privatio 8c anhelofa refpiratio cum pulfu fere 

 nativo. 



Ad haec animum intendens, nullus Apoplexias finitimus 

 affectus alicna te fpecie deludet. Non Comitialis morbus y nam 

 cjus concuflivi motus fatis detegent affeclum : non Carus, 



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