| Abstrakt: |
I have taken the liberty of bringing to your notice the subject of delirium in certain diseases of the heart, not because it was possible for me to demonstrate any new scientific theory, but rather because from my reading and my own limited personal experience it seemed to me that prolonged delirium in such cases was quite unusual. It is, of course, well known that heart disease is a frequent complication of rheumatism, and endocarditis is much more common in such cases than is pericarditis. According to Whittaker,1 Bouillaud believed that in every case of acute articular rheumatism the heart was more or less affected. Williams states that 75 are affected in every 100 cases. Leudet fixes the ratio at 22 in 100; Sibson 20 in 100. Wunderlich 19 in 100. Duchek 16 in 100. Bamberger has claimed that 30 per cent. of cases of cardiac trouble arise from rheumatism, |
