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 | | In that form of monomania, of which I spoke at the commencement of the chapter, it is evident that the understanding is disturbed, and that this lesion brings about the disorder of the affections and actions. |
 | | In reasoning monomania, with which I am now occupied, the understanding is not essentially disordered, since it assists in the acts of the insane person, and the patient is always ready to justify his sentiments and conduct. |
 | | In the first, the disposition and habits are changed; in the second, the affections are perverted; and at length, in the third, a maniacal excitement appears, or else a weakening of the faculties more or less rapid, leads the monomaniac to dementia. |
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