On obscure diseases of the brain and disorders of the mindChurchill, 1860 - 721 pages |
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... action in dreams - Curious case - Resemblance of the phenomena of dreams to insanity - In dreams the mind is often conscious of its creations — Lucid intermissions during attacks of insanity - Singular temporary restoration to reason ...
... action in dreams - Curious case - Resemblance of the phenomena of dreams to insanity - In dreams the mind is often conscious of its creations — Lucid intermissions during attacks of insanity - Singular temporary restoration to reason ...
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... action - Morbid want of muscular co - ordination-- Difficulty of explaining these phenomena - Convulsive action - Obscure types of nocturnal epilepsy - Loss of memory in epilepsy - Diagnosis of epilepsy- Premonitory symptoms of epilepsy ...
... action - Morbid want of muscular co - ordination-- Difficulty of explaining these phenomena - Convulsive action - Obscure types of nocturnal epilepsy - Loss of memory in epilepsy - Diagnosis of epilepsy- Premonitory symptoms of epilepsy ...
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... action has , alas ! passed away , for their criminal negligence in wilfully closing their eyes to the long - existing evidence of positive disease of the brain . The late Dr. Marshall Hall , when addressing himself to the consideration ...
... action has , alas ! passed away , for their criminal negligence in wilfully closing their eyes to the long - existing evidence of positive disease of the brain . The late Dr. Marshall Hall , when addressing himself to the consideration ...
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... action of the brain . The encephalon , although admitted to be the material instrument of the mind , the seat and fountain head of sensation , the organ which takes cognizance of impres- sions , made either upon the peripheral ...
... action of the brain . The encephalon , although admitted to be the material instrument of the mind , the seat and fountain head of sensation , the organ which takes cognizance of impres- sions , made either upon the peripheral ...
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... action ; and , again , parts of the substance of the hemisphere have been taken away by the surgeon in removing pus or foreign bodies without the patient's consciousness . ' * This sad neglect of well - marked symptoms of brain disorder ...
... action ; and , again , parts of the substance of the hemisphere have been taken away by the surgeon in removing pus or foreign bodies without the patient's consciousness . ' * This sad neglect of well - marked symptoms of brain disorder ...
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aberration abscess acute affection amaurosis apoplexy appeared attack attention became blood brain disease cause cerebellum cerebral circulation cerebral disease cerebral hemorrhage cerebral softening cerebrum character cloth commencement complained condition consciousness consequence continued death delusion detected dream Edition epilepsy epileptic exaltation excitement exhibited existence eyes faculty fancy Fcap feeling frequently friends functions gentleman head headache hemiplegia ideas imagination impaired impressions incipient symptoms insanity intellect irritation lady lesion loss lunatic manifested medulla oblongata membranes memory meningitis ment mental derangement mental disorder mind months moral morbid Morbid Phenomena muscular nature nerve nervous night objects observed occasionally occurred organic disease pain paralysis paroxysmal attacks paroxysms Pathology patient period person physical physician pia mater Post 8vo premonitory previously psychical racter recognised recollection recovered relation remarkable says sensation sensibility sight singular sleep softening speaking speech suffering thought tion treatment tumours vertigo vision voice whilst words
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