Is there a doctor in the house?

[rolanni]

I'm looking for information on how a Regency-period doctor might describe/diagnose a stroke.

All assistance greatly appreciated.

Comments

[otaku-tetsuko.livejournal.com]

Depends on how it presented symptomatically - if the behavior was strange before hand, it might be called an apoplexy. But the term "Stroke" was also in vogue by then...let me do a little hunting in boxes and I'll get back to you.

[queenmaggie.livejournal.com]

I know that earlier periods would also have called it a "Palsy" depending on how badly affected the speech and motor centers were.

[zola.livejournal.com]

Yep, it's apoplexy

http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=9748