Excerpt from Epilepsy and Other Convulsive Affections: Their Pathology and Treatment In treating of epilepsy and other convulsive affections, I trust that the thought and experience of the last four years will have enabled me to supply some of the deficiencies and to correct some of the errors which existed in the first edition. I do not propose, however, to enter into every part of the subject. On the contrary, I pass by several topics of considerable interest in them selves, but only of secondary importance in the argument, because I do not wish to divert attention from the object I have in view, which is to point out the necessity for a fundamental change in the pathology and treatment of the disorders under consideration - a change which is in accordance with that which would seem to be demanded in the. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.