A classical but obsolete term for a cerebral stroke, most often due to intracerebral hemorrhage.
Origin
abdominal apoplexy
adrenal apoplexy
bulbar apoplexy
cutaneous apoplexy
functional apoplexy
heat apoplexy
labyrinthine apoplexy
neonatal apoplexy
pituitary apoplexy
spinal apoplexy
splenic apoplexy
uteroplacental apoplexy