Everything about Apoplexy totally explained
Apoplexy is an old-fashioned
medical term, which can be used to mean '
bleeding'. It can be used non-medically to mean a state of extreme rage. The word derives from the
Greek word for 'seizure',
apoplixia (ἀποπληξία), in the sense of being struck down.
Neurological impairment
Apoplexy has been used as a
synonym for "
stroke".
Historical meaning
Historically, the word "apoplexy" was also used to describe any sudden death that began with a sudden loss of consciousness, especially one where the victim died within a matter of seconds after losing consciousness. Those reading historical documents should take into consideration the possibility that the word "apoplexy" may be used to describe the symptom of sudden loss of consciousness immediately preceding death and not an actual verified disease process.
Sudden cardiac deaths, ruptured
cerebral aneurysms, certain ruptured
aortic aneurysms, and even
heart attacks may have been described as apoplexy in the distant past.
Hemorrhage
The term 'apoplexy' is used to describe bleeding within internal
organs. In such usage it's coupled with an
adjective describing the site of the bleeding. For example, bleeding within the
pituitary gland is called
pituitary apoplexy, and bleeding within the adrenal glands can be called
adrenal apoplexy.
In both pituitary and adrenal apoplexy, the word apoplexy refers to both hemorrhage with the gland and to accompanying neurological problems such as confusion, headache, and impairment of consciousness.
Deaths attributed to apoplexy
Non-medical usage
Colloquially, particularly in the adjective form
apoplectic, apoplexy means furious, enraged, or upset to the point of being unable to deal with a situation rationally or diplomatically.
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