... disease arises insensibly without any antecedent acute stage. The head sometimes attains an immense magnitude — the sutures being separated, the fontanelles transparent and full, with a distinct fluctuation perceptible on pressure, while the face... The Mother's Medical Guide in Children's Diseases - Page 163by William Andrus Alcott - 1845 - 314 pagesFull view - About this book
| Richard Tonson Evanson, Henry Maunsell - Child care - 1848 - 440 pages
...fluctuation perceptible on pressure, while the face retains its natural size, and gives to the physiogomy a very peculiar expression. In a few instances, instead...and the intellectual powers impaired ; or altogether suppressed, as the disease advances. Muscular power is much enfeebled, so that the patient is unwilling... | |
| Richard Tonson Evanson, Henry Maunsell - Child care - 1848 - 440 pages
...fluctuation perceptible on pressure, while the face retains its natural size, and gives to the physiogomy a very peculiar expression. In a few instances, instead...and the intellectual powers impaired ; or altogether suppressed, as the disease advances. Muscular power is much enfeebled, so that the patient is unwilling... | |
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