The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-06
NEW YORK NEUROLOGICAL SOCIETY.

PROFESSOR HAMMoyD's LECTURE ON THE GER
EBRo- CARDIAC DEEANGEMENT.
A meeting OF tue New York Neurological Society
held last night No. IL West Thirty first street,
the President, DR.. Il. q. Seguin, In the chair The
greater portion Of the evening was occupied by Prolcs
William A. Hammond, who read an interesting
paper what was termed "a certain imperlectly
known form o. ccrcbro-cardiac arrangement"
Tho Doctor began BY saying that his article
not much more than an abstract,
but he thought It presented very far
account Of typical At some future
time he would present paper embodying q more
thorough study OF the form OF disease under consid-
Grafton. lie then gave account oil some Of the
more prominent symptoms OF tho arrangement,
which characterized, he said, by suddonness oil
development and disease advanced the patient
would suffer IRON pain the head, vertigo ana would
sometimes DC troubled with double vision and diili-
Guilty IN arranging the locus OF his vision. The heart
active the gait was uncertain, sleep interrupted
aud attended by horrible Dreams A great degree Of
waKcfuness almost u constant accom- paniment OF
persons VINO suffered from these cerebro-cardas
troubles Illusions and delusons were also frequent
attendants, and the patients would arise after night
OF broken unrelaxed aud levcrish condition.
lie would nnI IL difficult To nix his attention upon any
subject, and problems involving mathematical cacu-
latlons were especially unwecome A patient who
had been banker in Wall street experienced SO
much cnaprn IN tnts respect that no was unable
To transact business His doubt uncer ainly pre-
vented hun from making investments, although he
was known So 900 or "a, 600 down town every
dav for weeks l a timc and he would come homo n
tue evenings complaining OF having heard strange
noises, curious sounds and uuuccountabIe voices.
Another chigacteristic was great apprehension OF
impending evil and Tears OF committing some
Infamous act Patients were afraid to trust them
selves IN situations wnere danger might easily DO
found with Instruments with which they might
harm themselves The lecturer knew OF one
who afraid to the river IN "a
ferry for fear that he might BIO tempted to lump
into the water DINERS afraid TO 20 near raii-
rOads, thinking they might be tempted TO allow tho
trains 10 run over them. Another would not allow
himself keep razor. One was afraid to take q
BATH drcading lest no might not know stop
running oil she hot water Ii was easy to enumcrato
many more cases. but the doctor thought II unncces-
sary. The patients did not suffer from Impulse
commit themselves 10 danger, out from a fear that
they would have such an impulse They wore also
Highly suspicious, aud their passions very easily
aroused. There might also be an Involuntary move
mont oil the MUSCLES and chiis followed by paroxysms
OF lever, winch might be wrongully treated inter-
mittcnt fcver Win regard 10 the symptoms,
the DOCTOR SAID there was O continuous pain in tho
pcctoral region which, II not relieved would develop
into very dangerous condition. Tho morbid anatomy
OF the disease must remain tor the present matter
Of speculation. Ono OF the chief methods In tho
cure Of the disease was to be found In mental relaxa-
ton, all Efforts at prolonged mental exercise being tor
the time, entirely abandoned Plenty oil outdoor cx-
ercisc was also recommended, together with noursn-
Ing diet The doctor thought amusement did rs much
good as medicine and he SAID no read the theatrical
advertisements to fnd out places 10 send his
sufferers 10 make them laugh.