Stroke

STROKE (from Latin insultare - to jump up), a term adopted to denote the sudden onset of illness with general disturbances of brain activity, both in the form of diffuse inhibition of it (loss of consciousness, complete adynamia) and in the form of irritation of the cortex and subcortical centers (tremors, forced movements, convulsions). In accordance with the nosological classification, the following types of stroke are distinguished: apoplectic (see Apoplexy), depending on the sudden violation of intracranial pressure due to rupture or blockage of a cerebral vessel; epileptic (see Epilepsy, Aura), depending on irritation of the cerebral cortex and subcortical centers; eclamptic, which has great symptomatic similarity to the epileptic form and very likely develops on the basis of auto-intoxications (eclampsia infantum, parturientium); manic, manifesting in the form of rage with symptoms of motor excitement; hysterical - as a fully developed attack of clonic convulsions, with a cry and subsequent loss of consciousness (see Hysteria). The general term stroke is usually used to denote apoplectic stroke.