Delirium

A disturbance of the cerebral functions manifested by im paired action of the nerve-centers, characterized by hallucinations, an incoherence of speech, a gait, etc. D., Alcoholic. See D. tremens. D. ambitiosum, a condition of boastfulne that is some times manifest in the course of paretic dementia. D. cord is, a peculiar condition of the myocardium re suiting when chloroform vapor is administered a certain point of concentration. The myocardium fails to contract and rapidly becomes in sens it i stimulation, being thrown only into fibrillary contra i tion. A heart once so dilated beyond the point ol it ability to re-contract never recovers, and death 1 D. ebrositatis. See D. tremens. D., Febrile, the delirium of fever. D. furibundum, acute ma nia. D. of Grandeur, delirium ambitiosum. D. mu itans, low, muttering delirium. D. nervosum, the delirium following severe surgical operatioi injuries. D. palignosticum, that in which the tient a erts that he has been before in a which he has come for the first time. D. per tion is, that in which the patient imagines Inmsrl. the object of persecution. D. potato rum, sym of D. tremens. D., Senile, the delirium ol dotage. D., Toxic, the delirium caused by p D. tremens, the delirium arising from alcoholic ppu some acute sukne oning, and usually following overwork, or the shock consequent upon an injnrj or surgical operation. It is characterized by coi great exhaustion, distre ing illusions and lallucinations. D. vigilans. See D. tremens.