Word: electrocardiographic
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Dates: during 1941-1941
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Brain Tumor. Last winter, in the hospital, Dr. Brickley watched a woman who lay dying of a brain tumor. An electrocardiograph and electroencephalograph were attached to her heart and brain to record their electrical waves. First the waves on the left side of her brain stopped. Ten minutes later, the waves on the right side stopped. For ten further minutes, the heart waves kept on. When the heart stopped, the doctors declared the woman dead. But five minutes later, with no stimulation or drugs, the heart started to beat again, continued throbbing for five minutes. According to Dr. Brickley, this...