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

[(Anonymous)]

Laura Kinsale's book Flowers in the Storm is regency era and the hero suffers a cerebral hemorrhage and can't speak etc and is basically locked up as insane. So maybe they wouldn't diagnose a stroke? It's a long time since I read the book so I can't remember how it was talked about. Not sure if she talks about any of her reference sources anywhere.

[(Anonymous)]

Sorry, Flowers From The Storm. Bad typing.

[otaku-tetsuko.livejournal.com]

That's why I said symptoms presented count - if they don't look like they're "having an apoplexy" that is, thrashing a bit or otherwise acting odd ---the Regency favorite is turning red or purple in the face and sputtering without being able to speak and then falling over CRASH!--- it might not be diagnosed correctly.