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Excerpt from An Inaugural Essay on Epilepsy: Submitted to the Examination of the Rev. John Ewing, S. T. P. Provost; The Trustees and Medical Faculty of the University of Pennsylvania, on the 17th Day of May, 1796, for the Degree of Doctor of Medicine
AS the circum?ances attending it are nearly the fame in all perfons, except with regard to violence, it will be unnece?ary to be prolix. The perfon attacked falls down fuddenly with a perfect lofs of fenfe in Violent cafes; but in the mild, there is fome times a recollection of whateyer has palfed during the paroxyfm. The jugulars fwell and the ve?'elstof the head appear turgid; there is a violent contraction and alternate relaxion of the mufcles of the body or part of it: thofe of the face are particularly liable to be affected, and exhibit violent diflortions. A frhth ing of the mouth attends and the eyes are frequently turgid and turned upwards. The refpiration and pulfe are hurried and irregular; the latter feldom fhewing any preternatural force or foftnefs. The paroxyfms continue generally but a fhort time, and then termi nate in dulnefs and flupidity, which continue in dura tion molt commonly in proportion to the violence of the' preceding attack. After this, the patient fre.quently enjoys good health until he 13 again attacked in the manner already defcribed.
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