Letter, regarding a woman with convulsions from Wm [William] Westmacot to unknown recipient
Reference number: CLP/14i/19
Date: 1676?
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Westmacot describes the case of a 38-year-old woman who suffered from a 'vein obstruction' from infancy, resulting in convulsions in adulthood. Westmacot found that she had all the symptoms of bladder stones but with no nephritic pain, and describes his attempts to cure the woman. He requests the opinion of the recipient on the case.
Subject: Medicine
- Reference number
- CLP/14i/19
- Earliest possible date
- 1676?
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Letter, regarding a woman with convulsions from Wm [William] Westmacot to unknown recipient, 1676?, CLP/14i/19, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_14i_19/letter-regarding-a-woman-with-convulsions-from-wm-william-westmacot-to-unknown-recipient, accessed on 22 January 2025
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