The Glasgow Medical Journal, Vol. 11

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Excerpt from The Glasgow Medical Journal, Vol. 11: January to June 1879In proceeding to deal with this question, attention is naturally directed toward the literature of the subject, and without going into detail, I would brie¿y draw your attention to the sayings of two living authors.A certain widely known and respected surgeon recently delivered a lecture on head injuries, in which he says It is very important, indeed, to determine when a man is simply drunk, although he may be 'dead drunk.' It is usually not very difficult to make the diagnosis. His friends know what has occurred to him, and he smells strongly of drink, and is in that helpless condition which you see if a person is suffering from alcoholic poisoning. The professor goes on next to discuss the diagnosis when the case is complicated by head injury, which he then admits to be very difficult, if not im possible, until time decides the point.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.