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JULY,INSANITY.1858. No. 1.ESSAYS,CASES,SELECTIONS.PATHOLOGICAL before 1/ic JISSO(/a icair1ioi (if ]feil/CalBy J. WOLKMAN,Si/peiil/fen(lenfSM. D. of Amer-Iusfifcfwn.forI. GENERALf/icPARALYSIS.Insane.pathological that defect Paralijsis,” of our thatin powersof insanity which interest, has not beeiiaccoinpatermed to theGeneral members well knowiiis a subject butprofession ofspecialty, the diseasedto the con(litionsat large. the brain,It is nowor of diflerent and are the muchportions structural diversified have action theof it, which lesions thaii that the brainaccompany which fbrmerlv of ofgeneral to haveptrtlysis, resulted,morbid moreare thundSllJ)pOsed. the structure, insanePost -mortemaiiv whichnieuibraties.of (hiscasedterminates Softening,or its investitigdeposition localof ext ravasated and restricted both of the 1.withiui ofthe cranium. thewhether or general ma cerebri; VOL.to a portion the whitesubstance, asand massgrey of thematter, brain,ude-hardening No.or of par-XV.110111 I111 lIl0hlIl 11111111 llll0hlIIBZQ6-J85-ZGGRticular portions;Journal unequivocal turgescence, on the surface, andof Insanity. inflammatory[July, deposits, discoloration; still associated serous asimple withexudation trace ent, course, whichor within action; results, of a malady, appearedthe these, are theventricles, andscarcely other arisen, differin theof recent if not almost theinflammatory antithetic close, haveto haveor at duringmanifestations by an almostlife,uniformity.to be characterizedstereotyped Afterreflection I am the almostphenomena to the of mental essential areof insanity belief, thataccompanied it should and be exinby paralysis, cluded our claims mate, fromtempted subject and status,alienation, disease of lessranked brain.