https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/12/testicular-hysteria/511793/
(in part)
When men actually began to be diagnosed as “hysterics,” doctors searched for a cause. They found a chemical that may be on the rise again today.
In one lecture in Paris, Charcot described a classic patient. The man had always been “sober and tranquil of manner.” He had worked in the rubber industry for 17 years, but only recently began manually cleaning the vulcanization vats that contained carbon disulfide. In the process, the man experienced an acute burning sensation in his scrotum—and then collapsed on the job, fully anesthetized. He was unconscious for half an hour and bedridden for two days, which were filled with nightmares and hallucinations of “terrible animals.” He did not recover fully, but remained weak and given to twitching. Charcot diagnosed the man with “toxic hysteria” secondary to carbon disulfide poisoning.
The actual process of how insanity was triggered could be the same as it is in related conditions, like the list below.
HAPE
HAPE is excess fluid on the lungs, and causes breathlessness. It is never normal to feel breathless when you are resting - even on the summit of Everest. This should be taken as a sign that you have HAPE and may die soon. HAPE can also cause a fever (a high temperature) and coughing up frothy spit. HAPE and HACE often occur together.
HACE
HACE is fluid on the brain. It causes confusion, clumsiness, and stumbling. The first signs may be uncharacteristic behaviour such as laziness, excessive emotion or violence. Drowsiness and loss of consciousness occur shortly before death.
Altitude.org | Altitude Sickness
What are the early signs and symptoms of altitude sickness?
Early symptoms of acute mountain sickness are usually the following:
However, acute mountain sickness may be associated with any combination of the following symptoms:
What are the late symptoms of acute mountain sickness?
Late symptoms of acute altitude sickness include:
What are the signs and symptoms of high-altitude pulmonary edema?
High-altitude pulmonary edema, an advanced form of altitude sickness, causes the following progression of symptoms to develop. The person may have:
What are the signs and symptoms of high-altitude cerebral edema?
High-altitude cerebral edema produces symptoms that can become progressively worse over a short time period.
One is caused by industry and the other is caused simply my climbing a mountain too fast. In the various conditions that people can exist in that may also create similar responses. That would be all the way down to the fabled feuds the hillbilly legends. Lead tainted moonshine and a wood stove letting carbon monoxide into the cabin would cause the insanity that was normally associated with incest.
(in part)
When men actually began to be diagnosed as “hysterics,” doctors searched for a cause. They found a chemical that may be on the rise again today.
In one lecture in Paris, Charcot described a classic patient. The man had always been “sober and tranquil of manner.” He had worked in the rubber industry for 17 years, but only recently began manually cleaning the vulcanization vats that contained carbon disulfide. In the process, the man experienced an acute burning sensation in his scrotum—and then collapsed on the job, fully anesthetized. He was unconscious for half an hour and bedridden for two days, which were filled with nightmares and hallucinations of “terrible animals.” He did not recover fully, but remained weak and given to twitching. Charcot diagnosed the man with “toxic hysteria” secondary to carbon disulfide poisoning.
The actual process of how insanity was triggered could be the same as it is in related conditions, like the list below.
HAPE
HAPE is excess fluid on the lungs, and causes breathlessness. It is never normal to feel breathless when you are resting - even on the summit of Everest. This should be taken as a sign that you have HAPE and may die soon. HAPE can also cause a fever (a high temperature) and coughing up frothy spit. HAPE and HACE often occur together.
HACE
HACE is fluid on the brain. It causes confusion, clumsiness, and stumbling. The first signs may be uncharacteristic behaviour such as laziness, excessive emotion or violence. Drowsiness and loss of consciousness occur shortly before death.
Altitude.org | Altitude Sickness
What are the early signs and symptoms of altitude sickness?
Early symptoms of acute mountain sickness are usually the following:
However, acute mountain sickness may be associated with any combination of the following symptoms:
What are the late symptoms of acute mountain sickness?
Late symptoms of acute altitude sickness include:
- Swelling of extremities (late symptom)
- Social withdrawal (late symptom)
What are the signs and symptoms of high-altitude pulmonary edema?
High-altitude pulmonary edema, an advanced form of altitude sickness, causes the following progression of symptoms to develop. The person may have:
- Several of the acute mountain sickness symptoms develop slowly or rapidly (early symptoms)
- Shortness of breath at rest (early symptom)
- Gurgling respirations
- A wet cough with frothy sputum
- A fever
- Respiratory failure (late symptom)
What are the signs and symptoms of high-altitude cerebral edema?
High-altitude cerebral edema produces symptoms that can become progressively worse over a short time period.
- Any acute mountain sickness or high-altitude pulmonary edema symptoms (early symptoms)
- confusion (early symptom)
- Cannot do usual functions (hiking, skiing, for example) because of fatigue or shortness of breath
- Walking and coordination become impaired.
- As the brain continues to swell, lethargy and then coma will develop (late symptoms).
- If left untreated, high-altitude cerebral edema will ultimately result in death.
One is caused by industry and the other is caused simply my climbing a mountain too fast. In the various conditions that people can exist in that may also create similar responses. That would be all the way down to the fabled feuds the hillbilly legends. Lead tainted moonshine and a wood stove letting carbon monoxide into the cabin would cause the insanity that was normally associated with incest.
