Table 1.
Main acute and chronic effects of absinthe reported in the 19th century
| Acute effects | Chronic absinthism |
| vertigo | mania |
| seizures | softening of the brain |
| nervous debility | general paralysis |
| hallucinatory delirium | psychosis |
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