An inquiry into the seat and nature of fever : as deducible from the phenomena, causes, and consequences of the disease, the effects of remedies, and the appearances of dissection : in two parts : part the first : containing the general doctrine of fever / by Henry Clutterbuck, M.D.

  • Clutterbuck, Henry, 1767-1856.
Date:
1807
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Credit: An inquiry into the seat and nature of fever : as deducible from the phenomena, causes, and consequences of the disease, the effects of remedies, and the appearances of dissection : in two parts : part the first : containing the general doctrine of fever / by Henry Clutterbuck, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Se6t. IV. Of the State of the Natural Fun&ions in Fever, 69—the natural fun6lions liable to be varioufly affected—ftomach al- ways difordered, and why, 72—influence of the Brain on the flomach, and vice verfa, 75 Se6t. V. Offome other Phenomena of' Fever, 76—ri^or and cold- nefs not peculiar to Fevers, but accompany Inflammation in general—Petechide, Macules, and Vibices explained, 72,80—the Brain equally the feat of difeafe in the Exanthemata, 81 Se6l. VI. Of the retnote Caufes, as indicating the Seat of Fever^ 84—remote caufes of Fever numerous, 85—enumeration of them, 85, 85—their mode of acting, 86 Se6t. VLL Of Predijpofition to Fever, as contributing to indicate its Seat, 91—idiots, maniacs, negroes, the very old, and the very young, lefs liable to Fever than others, 91, 94 Sect. VII r. Of the Confequences of Fever, as indicating its Seat, 95 —the functions in immediate dependance upon the Brain, as the external fcjifes, the voluntary power, and tntelleci, peculi- arly liable to be impaired after Fevers, 9o, 98 CHAP. HI. OF THE NATURL OF FEVER, 99 Fever is probably Inflammation in the Brain—proved by refer- ence to thi:* phenomena and caufes of the difeafe, the effects of remedies, and the appearances on difle6tion. Se6l. I. Of the Analogy between the Phenomena of Fever and thofe of Inflammation, 101—heat, pain, and throbbing in the head—leniib lity preternaturally acute, 102, 106—furred tongue, 109—introduced by the fame train of fymptoms, 110 Se6t. II. Of the State of the Blood in Fever and in Inflammationy 112—the huffy coat ofte« appears in both, 112—but not effen- tial to either, 113 Se6t. HI. Of the exciting Caufes of Fever, as compared with thofe of Inflammation, 114—are, in both cafes, in a great raeafure the iame Se6i. IV. Of the Way in which the Cavfes of Fever may be fup- pofed to produce their Efftd on the Brain, 116—difficulty of the fubjcH^i—no nc ceffity for fuppofing infectious matters to be abforbed, 120—they may ad on th. extremities of nerves, and affo6t the Brain by fympathy—no decilive proof that va« riolous matter is abforbed, 121