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can someone remind me is this a stoke or epilepsy? there was an inquest btw Bev

A disease produced by congestion or rupture of the vessels of the brain, and causing a sudden arrest of sense and motion, the person lying as if asleep, respiration and the heart's action continuing. [Thomas1875] Sudden impairment of neurological function, especially from a cerebral hemorrhage; a stroke. An effusion of blood into a tissue or organ. Archaic term for cerebral stroke [Heritage] The word 'apoplexy' comes from the Greek 'apoplexia' meaning a seizure, in the sense of being struck down. In Greek 'plexe' is 'a stroke.' The ancients believed that someone suffering a stroke (or any sudden incapacity) had been struck down by the gods. [Medicinenet] 'apoplexy' was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. Elly

Its an old word for stroke Jean

If that's the same as Apoplexy (which I should think it is) then that is a stroke or CVA (cerebral vascular accident) Merry

thanks elly my gtgt grandads first wife died of this at the age of 40 she had recently given birth i don't think the two incidents were unrelated (porbably had a blood clot following the birth) bev

merry it is called CVE (cerebral vascular event) these days cos 'accident' implies 'fault' and the NHS don't want litigation lol thanks for you help folks Bev

lol Bev - I am out of touch!!! Do they (the NHS) think they will be sued if someone has a stroke then!!!??? Merry

apparantly Merry lol Bev

Apoplexy * A sudden loss of sensation and movement due to a disturbance of blood supply to the brain; a stroke * With specifying word: a haemorrhage or failure of blood supply in another organ * Any sudden rapidly fatal disease Bev, This is a very useful website for looking up what different causes of death mean on death certs: http://www.paul_smith.doctors.org.uk/a.htm Just change the letter before .htm to whatever you are looking for to take you to the appropriate page. Regards. Monica

The diagnosis of 'Apoplexia' (as distinct from Apoplexy) as a cause of death was usually associated with an anurism in the brain.... that is a sudden and catastrophic 'stroke' due to a major blood vessel bursting due to a weakness in the blood vessel wall, leading to a (relatively) quick death. Cheers, Bill Sydney, Australia