Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-03
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Symptoms Of Il Common Brain Diseax
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Described by DIR. Hammond.
From the New York World.
Before the New York Neurological So
ciety last evening, DR.. Z. c. Segun pre-
siding, Dr.. VIM. A. Hammond read a pa
per on ''Cerebro Hyperemia.' This, he
said, was quite u common disease. and
was brought on generally by over-intel-
iectual eNertion. The symptoms are yer
tllgo, noises in the ears dark spots before
the eyes, staggering in the walk, numb
ness in the limbs and twitcmngs or
spasms in the face. There is a mental
disturbance which is shown by hallucina-
IONS, and principally by sleeplessness
Inc digestion is impaired These are the
symptoms in violent cases.
In general the patient is deprived al
most wholly OF sleep, or has unpleasant
dreams. He finds it impossible to fix
his attention on any subject. and is at
tackled by pain in the head if he makes
a mental effort. An accurate accountant
who was attacked by this disease could
not add up column Of figures, making
mistakes which in his normal condition
he would consider ridiculous. In one
case reported a gentleman attempted TO
commit suicide because he could not
solve simple sum. The patient is for
getlul OF names and faces, and makes
mistakes in using words. There is, too,
great deal Of INDIGESTION manifested in
simple matters
!" knew patient DR.. Hammond
SAID, " to carry several thousands OF dol
lars every day for a month to Wall street,
intending to make a certain speculation,
but every day he put it off without any
reason whatever. There is a morbit! APP
prehension OF impending evil, and the
PATIENTS afraid that he will himself com
NIT some dreadful act | have known of
man who dreaded to 90 on ferry boat
because he feared that he would threw
himself off; Of, another who would not
go near Il tram, for fear he would throw
himself in front of it; Of husband who
made his wife keep his razors locked up,
OF man who would not take warm
boath, in the fear that he would not turn
OFT the hot water. The subject, however,
never yields to these impulses. The
emotional system is dcranged
The patient becomes suspicious and
annoyed on the slightest grounds. A
patient once was liable to be attacked By
vlrtgo at any time, so that frequently
and in the street he would have to sup
port himself by lamp post, or sit on
stoop until the attack was over This
vertigo Is generally increased by mental
effort, and disappears more or lsss when
the patient lsabout to 90 to sleep. The
occular muscles are easily tired, so that
the patient cannot read Sometimes the
sense OF hearing is very acute, and at
other times very dull. The disease is
generally accompanied by congestion OF
the tympanam, and the sym otoms are in
tensltied by sulphate of quinine and
other medicines, which are sometimes
given to patients who are suffering from
this disease. The muscular strength Is
impaired so that the patient sometimes is
unable to lift his arm or has foot
''Ihe causes Of eerebro- hyperemla are
mental. young lady was once attacked
by 1t IN consequence of an intense in
tellectual effort she pat forth to solve a
mathematical problem The disease is
more apt to attack those in middle life
than the old or Young To be cured the
patient should abstain from severe men
tai work, should exercise in the open air.
indulge in moderate gayety and "a plain
but nutritious Diet