Brain, Vol. 2: A Journal of Neurology (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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The torpor continued nearly in the same degree till the end of July, with occasional intervals of waking, which happened at uncertain periods, but generally at the distance of a few days from each other, and were occasioned by pain experienced in some part of her body. The first of these took place after she had been ten days in a continued state of torpor; it was caused by severe griping from laxative medicine. She awakened in great suffering, crying out, pain, pain; die, die; and placing her hands on the abdomen. She was relieved by means of warm fomentations; but she, notwithstanding, kept awake for some 'hours after, during which time she answered no question, in however loud a voice it was put to her, and recognised nobody except one old acquaintance, whom she had not seen for more than twelve months. She looked sted fastly in this person's face for a few seconds, apparently occu pied in trying to remember his name, which at length she found out and repeated again and again, at the same time taking him by the hand as if overjoyed to see him but when questioned regarding him, she answered only by calling out his name, which She continued to repeat for some time after she had fallen asleep, in addition to what she usually said. In the course of the next eight days She was twice roused from her sleep by a similar cause, but not so completely the same individual was still the only person she knew; amongst others she did not recognise even her own husband, who happened then to be in Scotland.

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