COMPRESSION OF THE BRAIN
\kəmpɹˈɛʃən ɒvðə bɹˈe͡ɪn], \kəmpɹˈɛʃən ɒvðə bɹˈeɪn], \k_ə_m_p_ɹ_ˈɛ_ʃ_ə_n ɒ_v_ð_ə b_ɹ_ˈeɪ_n]\
Definitions of COMPRESSION OF THE BRAIN
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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This may arise either from coagula of blood, a soft tumour, a bony excrescence, a depressed portion of the skull or the presence of some foreign body. The effects vary, according as the compression takes place suddenly or gradually. When suddenly,the symptoms are of the comatose or apoplectic character. When gradually, mania, convulsions, &c., are more likely to occur. Compression, arising from a depressed portion of skull, requires the use of the trophine.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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