Epilepsy, Hysteria, and Neurasthenia by Isaac G. Briggs
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Title: Epilepsy, Hysteria, and Neurasthenia
Author: Isaac G. Briggs
Release Date: February 4, 2005 [EBook #14901]
Language: English
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EPILEPSY, HYSTERIA, AND NEURASTHENIA
THEIR CAUSES, SYMPTOMS, & TREATMENT
BY ISAAC G. BRIGGS A.R.S.I.
METHUEN & CO. LTD. 36 ESSEX STREET W.C. LONDON
_First Published in 1921_
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TO ALBERT E. WOODRUFF OF STOKE PRIOR NR. BROMSGROVE MY OLD SCHOOLMASTER
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
PREFACE ix
I. MAJOR AND MINOR EPILEPSY 1
II. RARER TYPES OF EPILEPSY 7
III. GENERAL REMARKS 15
IV. CAUSES OF EPILEPSY 20
V. PREVENTION OF ATTACKS 25
VI. FIRST-AID TO VICTIMS 28
VII. NEURASTHENIA 30
VIII. HYSTERIA 39
IX. ADVICE TO NEUROPATHS 46
X. FIRST STEPS TOWARD HEALTH 53
XI. DIGESTION 56
XII. INDIGESTION 60
XIII. DIETING 63
XIV. CONSTIPATION 67 next >