xii CONTENTS 



PART IX. 



DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. 



CHAPTER I. 



Diseases of the Brain. 



General . 229 



1. Anemia of the Brain and its Membranes . .231 



2. Congestion of the Brain and its Membranes 232 



3. Sunstroke and Heatstroke . 233 



4. Traumatic Injury and Concussion of the Brain 23^ 



5. Lightning Stroke (Electric Stroke) . 235 



6. Hemorrhage in the Brain and its Membranes (Apoplexy) 236 



7. Meningo-encephalitis . 237 



8. Encephahtis 241 



Non-suppurative 241 



Suppurative 243 



9. Infectious Meningo-encephalomyelitis 245 



10. Chronic Hydrocephalus 247 



11. Brain Tumors 249 



12. Gid rcoenurosis) 250 



13. Infectious Bulbar Paralysis 251 



CHAPTER II. 

 Diseases op the Spinal Cokd. 



1. Traumatic Injury of the Spinal Cord 254 



2. Inflammation of the Coverings of the Cord . 256 



3. Inflammation of the Substance of the Cord 258 



4. Compression of the Spinal Cord . 260 



5. Infectious Spinal Paralysis of the Horse. 262 



CHAPTER HI. 



Functional Nervous Diseases. 



1. Vertigo . . 264 



2. Epilepsy 265 



3. Eclampsia . 266 



4. Catalepsy . 266 



5. Chorea (Saint Vitus' Dance) 267 



6. Spasms of the Diaphragm 267 



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