Researches anatomical and practical concerning fever, as connected with inflammation / By Thomas Beddoes.

  • Beddoes, Thomas, 1760-1808.
Date:
[1807?]
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    ‘in its properties, in common with the living solids; though with the nature of this change we are unacquainted, It appears, however, to influence its power of coagulation, p. 81. 10.—Ewidence from dissections. 7 Piovcavet.—But stronger and clearer conviction con cerning the true seat of typhus is afforded by dissections, than by the most probable conjectures. ‘The greater part of these exhibit morbid changes from idiopathic affection of the brain; others of other viscera, chiefly of the abdominal, p. 11. The brain is the primary seat of typhus, since it has so often been found, in part at least, inflamed, inundated, suppurated or sphacelated, zbzd. It is, however, to be considered that there exist irritations and other states of disease, which leave no traces after ae p. 14. Ciurrersuck.—Upon the whole, although visible lesion of structure in the brain from inflammation be neither a necessary nor a constant effect of fever, yet it is too frequent an occurrence to allow us to consider it as merely accidental, Disorganization has been repeatedly detected in the brain, where during life, none of the symptoms commonly sup- posed to dennte the presence of phrenitis had manifested themselves, but merely those which characterise ordinary fever, pp. 176-8.—-We are not to look for visible change of structure in every instance of fatal termination, - - - JInan- organ of such importance, it is easily conceivable that such a degree of derangement may take place, as even to prove fatal without leaving behind it any visible traces, p. 167-8. Proucavet.—In respect to difference of seat, the inflam- mation may sometimes occupy the investing membranes, sometimes the brain itself, p. 16. CLurrerpuck.—Appearances unequivocally indicative of preceding inflammation of the brain or its membranes, are exceedingly common after fevers, p, 168. 1) —TZhe