Book contents
- Stroke
- Stroke
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- One The Ventricles
- Two The Force of Blood
- Three Congestion
- Four Forgotten Forms of Apoplexy
- Five Haemorrhage
- Six Ramollissement
- Seven Thrombosis and Embolism
- Eight No Man’s Land: The Neck Arteries
- Nine Lacunes
- Ten Stroke Warnings
- Eleven Saccular Aneurysms
- Twelve Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Index
Two - The Force of Blood
Apoplexy in the Seventeenth Century
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 July 2023
Book contents
- Stroke
- Stroke
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- One The Ventricles
- Two The Force of Blood
- Three Congestion
- Four Forgotten Forms of Apoplexy
- Five Haemorrhage
- Six Ramollissement
- Seven Thrombosis and Embolism
- Eight No Man’s Land: The Neck Arteries
- Nine Lacunes
- Ten Stroke Warnings
- Eleven Saccular Aneurysms
- Twelve Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Index
Summary
Harvey’s description of the circulation of blood slowly replaced Galen’s theory. The ancient model had taught that the liver synthesized new blood, to be subsequently consumed by body organs; the liver also transported the blood to abdominal organs, and the heart supplied mainly the chest and all muscles.
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- StrokeA History of Ideas, pp. 37 - 82Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023