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Isaac Baker Brown. On the Curability of Certain Forms of Insanity, Epilepsy, Catalepsy, and Hysteria in Females
On the Curability of Certain Forms of Insanity, Epilepsy, Catalepsy, and Hysteria in Females
Table of Contents
PREFACE
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY
CHAPTER II. SYMPTOMS AND PROGRESS OF DISEASE—AGE AND CLASS OF PATIENTS TO BE TREATED—OPERATION—AFTER-TREATMENT, ETC
CHAPTER III. HYSTERIA, WITH CASES
Case I. Hysteria—Five Years’ Illness—Operation—Cure in Two Months
Case II. Two Years’ Illness—Operation—Cures
Case III. Hysteria—Thirteen Years’ Illness—Sterility—Operation—Cure, and subsequently Three Pregnancies
Case IV. Hysteria, with Sleeplessness—Six Years’ Illness—Operation—Cure
Case V. Fissure of the Rectum, with Hysteria—Operation for the former—Relief—Subsequent Operation for Hysteria—Cure
Case VI. Hysteria, with Epileptiform Attacks in Childhood—Various Ailments for Thirteen Years—Operation—No Benefit
Case VII. Hysteria—Several Years’ Illness—Operation—Cure
Case VIII. Hysteria—Many Years’ Illness—Phantom Tumour—Operation—Cure
Case IX. Hysteria—Five Years’ Illness—Sterility—Operation—Cure—Pregnancy—Two Children
Case X. Hysteria—Irritation of Right Ovary—Menorrhagia—Nine Years’ Illness—Operation—Cure
Case XI. Hysteria—Many Years’ Illness—Operation—Cure—Marriage and Progeny
Case XII. Hysteria—Mental Aberration, and Tendency to Melancholia—Eight Years’ Illness—Operation—Cure
Case XIII. Extreme Hysteria, verging on Insanity—Five Years’ Illness—Operation—Cure
Case XIV. Extreme Hysteria—Incipient Insanity—Operation—Cure
CHAPTER IV. SPINAL IRRITATION, WITH CASES
Case XV. Spinal Irritation, and supposed Uterine Displacement—Six Years’ Illness—Operation—Cure
Case XVI. Dysmenorrhœa—Five Years’ Illness—Operation—Cure
Case XVII. Spinal Irritation and Loss of Use of Right Leg—Five Years’ Illness—Operation—Cure
Case XVIII. Hysteria and Spinal Irritation Twelve Years—Fissure of Rectum, recent Duration—Operation—Cure
Case XIX. Menorrhagia—Mental Delusion—Two Years’ Illness—Operation—Cure—Subsequent Marriage and Progeny
Case XX. Spinal Irritation, giving rise to Menorrhagia and Amaurosis—Operation—Cure
Case XXI. Spinal Irritation—Loss of Power in Lower Extremities—Operation—Rapid Improvement
CHAPTER V. EPILEPTOID CONVULSIONS, OR HYSTERICAL EPILEPSY, WITH CASES
Case XXII. Nine Years’ Illness—Epileptiform Attacks—Three Years’ Duration—Operation—Cure
Case XXIII. Epileptoid Fits—Fifteen Years—Illness for Twenty-six Years—Operation—Cure
Case XXIV. Hysterical Epilepsy—Long Duration—Operation—Cure
Case XXV. Hysteria and Epileptiform Attacks—Many Years’ Illness—Operation—Cure
Case XXVI. Epileptiform Fits and General Hysteria—Four Years’ Duration—Operation—Cure
Case XXVII. Epileptiform Fits—Six Years’ Duration—Operation—Cure
Case XXVIII. Hysterical Epilepsy—Three Years and a Half Duration—Operation—Cure
CHAPTER VI. CATALEPSY, WITH CASES
Case XXIX. Hysterical Catalepsy—Many Years’ Duration—Operation—Relief—Remarks
Case XXX. Hysterical Cataleptic Fits of Long Duration—Operation—Cure
Case XXXI. Cataleptic Fits—Two Years’ Illness—Operation—Cure
Case XXXII. Cataleptic Fits—Many Years’ Duration—Operation—Cure
Case XXXIII. Cataleptic Fits—Six Years’ Duration—Operation—Cure
CHAPTER VII. EPILEPSY, WITH CASES
Case XXXIV. Epileptic Fits—Twelve Years’ Duration—Operation—Cure
Case XXXV. Epileptic Fits—Five Years’ Duration—Preceded by Cataleptic Fits, during the Ten previous Years—Operation—Cure
Case XXXVI. Epileptic Fits—Many Years’ Duration—Operation—Cure
Case XXXVII. Epileptic Fits—Two Years’ Duration—Operation—Cure
Case XXXVIII. Severe and Frequent Epileptic Fits for Three Years and a Half—Operation—Cure
Case XXXIX. Epilepsy, with Dementia—One Year’s Duration—Operation—Cure
Case XL. Epileptic Fits—Two Years and a Half Duration—Operation—Relief
Case XLI. Epileptic Fits, with Dementia—Thirty Years’ Duration—Operation—Cure
CHAPTER VIII. IDIOTCY AND INSANITY, WITH CASES
Case XLII. Epileptic Fits, with Complete Idiotcy—Operation—Great Temporary Relief, but not Permanent Benefit
Case XLIII. Incipient Suicidal Mania—Many Years’ Gradual Illness—Operation—Cure
Case XLIV. Several Years’ Illness—Two Months’ Insanity—Operation—Cure
Case XLV. Acute Insanity—Two Months—Operation—Cure
Case XLVI. Hysterical Homicidal Mania—One Year’s Duration—Operation—Cure
Case XLVII. Acute Hysterical Mania—Four Months’ Duration—Operation—Cure
Case XLVIII. Incipient Mania—One Year’s Duration—Operation—Cure—Subsequent Pregnancy
