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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1823. Excerpt: ... THE MIMOSES. The General Character, ..... 1, 2 Origin of the Term, ... ... 4 The principal Forms of the Mimoses, ....6 The Complications, ....... 1 The Object of this Essay, 8 The Nature of these Affections, & Their Causes, ... '..: . 10--13, And Pathology, 14--1.7 Apology for the introduction of a new denominatipn ), for them....... CHAPTER I. OUV THE MIMOS1S ACUTJl. SECTION I. Description, With Cases. The General Character, --of the Severe and Less? . Severe Forms..... ' List of Complications, ...34, 41, 150, 153 Description, . 25--42 Cases, 44--58 History, 59--64 Weight of Patients, p. 45, a note SECTION II. The Diagno&is, With Cases. I. The Diagnosis of the General Affection, 1. From Feyers, ..... 66--7& 2. From Organic Disease, .... 71, 72 3. From Strumous Disease of the Mesentery in? 7r Adults 73--' 4. From an Effect of Drunkenness, f 6 With Sudden, or Protracted, Pain of the 7 286--S88 Abdomen, ...... 5 WithMelEena, ..... 289--291 With Menorrhagia and Leucorrhcea, '.. 292 SECTION III. The Causes And Treatment. CHAPTER IV. OwV THE M1MOS18 URGEJVS. SECTION I. The Description. The General Character, .... 307, 324 Of the Mild, Severe, 311--322, 329; 323, 330 & Inveterate Forms, 5 Copious List of the other Forms, .., ., 325 Section II. The Diagnosis. 1. Of the Convulsion, ...... 333 2. Of the Affections of the Head, --Pain, ? 334 33g Delirium, Stupor, &c.... 5 3. Of Pain of the Chest, ..... 339 4. Of Urgent Dyspnoea, ., -... 340 5. Of Fits of Coughing, ..... 241 6. Of Suspended Respiration, .... 343 7. Of a painful Affection of the Diaphragm, 344--345 8. Of the Imitation of Croup, .. 346, 347 9. Of the Palpitation or Syncope, ... 348 10. Of the Pain of the Abdomen, .. 349,350 11. Of the Hiccough or Retching, .. 351 12...