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Apoplexy====Also Known as: Stroke; fit, attack, heart attack, seizure, convulsion, paroxysm==It is bleeding within internal organs and the accompanying symptoms. The term formerly referred to what is now called a stroke, however, nowadays, health care professionals typically specify the type of apoplexy, such as cerebral, ovarian and pituitary apoplexy. From the late 14th to the late 19th centu...