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 on dissection. In two parts. Part the first. Containing the general doctrine of fever / [Henry Clutterbuck].

  • 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 on dissection. In two parts. Part the first. Containing the general doctrine of fever / [Henry Clutterbuck]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    {mall proportion of the cafes of brain-affec- tion which actually occur in practice. . This organ, like all others, is doubtlefs liable to fuffer inflammation in every poffible de- gree ; and the. inflammation may be vari- oufly feated ;—in the membranes, or in the fubftance of the brain itfelf;—or in any part of thefe. And the character of the dif- eafe will neceflarily differ accordingly. But in authors, we find fcarcely more than one form of inflammation of the brain defcribed, and that the moft acute, to which the term /Areai/is has been chiefly limited. ‘The minor affections of this organ have ufually received their denomination from fome fymptom, the feat of which is often very remote from the primary difeafe, which is very frequently altogether over- looked. Thus, convulfive motions of various kinds, -—palfies of different parts,—pains which are often falfely referred to rheumatifm,—fick- nefs of the ftomach and vomiting,—torpor of the inteftinal canal, and probably: alfo purging,—with many other diforders impro- perly confidered as primary affections, often owe their origin to a deranged ftate of the