Apoplexy

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Apoplexy (from

pituitary.[1][2][3]

Historical meaning

From the late 14th to the late 19th century, apoplexy referred to any sudden death that began with abrupt loss of consciousness, especially when the victim died within seconds after losing consciousness. The word apoplexy was sometimes used to refer to the symptom of sudden loss of consciousness immediately preceding death.

medical science, there was limited ability to differentiate abnormal conditions and diseased states. Although physiology as a medical field dates back at least to the time of Hippocrates, until the late 19th century physicians often had inadequate or inaccurate understandings of many of the human body's normal functions and abnormal presentations. Hence, identifying a specific cause of a symptom or of death often proved difficult or impossible.[4][5][6][7][8]

Hemorrhage

To specify the site of bleeding, the term "apoplexy" is often accompanied by a descriptive

adrenal glands is referred to as "adrenal apoplexy."[9]

Apoplexy also includes

neurological problems such as confusion, headache, and impairment of consciousness.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD (February 7, 2011). "Definition of Apoplexy". OED Online. Oxford University Press.
  2. ^ "apoplexy". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via dictionary.reference.com.
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  7. ^ Lidell JA (1873). A Treatise on Apoplexy, Cerebral Hemorrhage, Cerebral Embolism, Cerebral Gout, Cerebral Rheumatism, and Epidemic Cerebro-spinal Meningitis. New York: W. Wood & Company.
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