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Martha Leach nee Ireland

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Yvonne

Yvonne Report 30 Sep 2016 01:13

Martha Leach died 24 July 1880 at age 50. I have the death certificate which says she died of hemiplegia. When I looked this up on the internet it said it was caused by a brain injury. Any suggestions how I could find out how the brain injury occurred?

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 30 Sep 2016 01:21

google "hemiplegia causes" .....

..... there are several results

It can be caused by a stroke, a tumour, injury, etc.

I would hazard a guess that it would be a term used for a stroke in 1880 as damage to the brain by trauma or injury was not well understood.

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My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Yvonne

Yvonne Report 30 Sep 2016 01:24

Thanks Sylvia, that makes more sense. The only cause I found was for brain injury so I didn't look any further.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 30 Sep 2016 01:25

or Google "hemiplegia on old death certificates" ............


again several references, including the following ..............

http://freepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wakefield/definitions/defmedic.html

Hemiplegy or Hemiplegia - Paralysis of one side of body


which could result from a stroke or tumour.

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.