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RefNoRBO/21/19
AltRefNoRBO.21.113
LevelItem
Title'An Account of a Mania from the Puncture of a Nerve' by Claude Amyand
Date1737
DescriptionGeorge Beaumont broke his leg suffered 'Phrenzy and Convulsions' which doctors at St George's Hospital stated were from the nerve being punctured; details of subsequent operation - hoped that man will be cured of his compound fracture
Read to the Royal Society on 16 March 1737
LanguageEnglish
Extent2 sides
FormatManuscript
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AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA5042Amyand; Claude (- 1740) - 1740
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