What is the verb for "apoplexy"?
Solution 1:
An apoplexy is typically not a long-standing medical concern so you don't really "get or "contract" apoplexy.
In your example I would go with:
He experienced an apoplexy...
or
He suffered an apoplexy...
Also, due to the ambiguity of apoplexy as a condition, medical staff generally refer to the part of the body concerned, as in "a pituitary apoplexy" for example.
Solution 2:
Try:
He was struck by apoplexy [...]