The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4007] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr James Hall / Regarding: Mr Robert Sanderson (Patient) / 4 March 1777 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'Dr Hall at Duns about Mr Sanderson'
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Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 4007 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/8/119 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Outgoing |
Date | 4 March 1777 |
Annotation | None |
Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
Autopsy | No |
Recipe | No |
Regimen | No |
Letter of Introduction | No |
Case Note | No |
Summary | Reply, 'Dr Hall at Duns about Mr Sanderson' |
Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
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[Case ID:28] |
Case of Robert Sanderson who has a stiff neck and urinary problems. |
13 |
People linked to this document
Person ID | Role in document | Person |
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[PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:4799] | Addressee | Dr James Hall |
[PERS ID:1550] | Patient | Mr Robert Sanderson |
[PERS ID:4799] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr James Hall |
[PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
Places linked to this document
Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
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Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Destination of Letter | Duns (Dunse) | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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Dr Hall at Duns about Mr Sanderson
From the accounts I formerly had of the case I
considered entirely as rheumatic without suspicion
of any affection of the brain. I advised accordingly
but your information of the fall from his horse & con¬
sidering that the pains & rigidity of his neck have
been often the consequence of such accidents & with
this the tendency to Paralysis & the connection between
the head & the Stomach which appeared in the fit of
Thursday last altogether make me conclude that
there is a particular affection of the brain at the bottom
of all his complaints. At least I will retain some
suspicion till the farther progress of his ailments
give us a clearer view. In the mean time the blister
to his temples & the one I advised on Saturday were
very proper. You have judged well also in attending
to his belly & in employing the Calomel as far as
you can do it safely. So far as was necessary to
make his stomach keep the medicine your Opiate
was proper. --- otherwise Opiates are not suited to his
disease. I still think the Bark infusion & Vitriol acid
may be useful to his stomach but would not insist on
the last farther than to assist his appetite.
Your infusion of Mustard &C. is a strong one but as
I think the Paralytic symptoms depend upon an organic
affection of the brain which Stimulants may be not fit¬
ted to remove, I would employ it with caution.
Diplomatic Text
Dr Hall at Duns about Mr Sanderson
From the accounts I formerly had of the case I
considered entirely as rheumatic without suspicion
of any affection of the brain. I advised accordingly
but your information of the fall from his horse & con¬
sidering that the pains & rigidity of his neck have
been often the consequence of such accidents & with
this the tendency to Paralysis & the connection between
the head & the Stomach wc appeared in the fit of
Thursday last altogether make me conclude that
there is a particular affection of ye brain at the bottom
of all his complaints. At least I will retain some
suspicion till the farther progress of his ailments
give us a clearer view. In the mean time the blister
to his temples & the one I advised on Saturday were
very proper. You have judged well also in attendg
to his belly & in employg the Calomel as far as
you can do it safely. So far as was necessary to
make his stomach keep the medicine your Opiate
was proper. --- otherwise Opiates are not suited to his
disease. I still think the Bark infus. & Vitriol acid
m. b. useful to his stomach but would not insist on
the last farther than to assist his appetite.
Your infusion of Mustard &C. is a strong one but as
I think the Paralytic symptoms depend upon an organic
affection of the brain wc Stimulants may be not fit¬
ted to remove, I would employ it with caution.
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