State Hospitals Bulletin Vol 1

Author : P. M. Wise
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780265488997
Total Pages : 604 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (889 download)

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Download or read book State Hospitals Bulletin, 1896, Vol. 1 written by P. M. Wise and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-19 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from State Hospitals Bulletin, 1896, Vol. 1: A Quarterly Report of Clinical and Pathological Work in the State Hospitals (for the Insane), And Their Pathological Institute Case IL - Man, aged 47, by occupation machinist, of German descent, was admitted to the Utica State Hospital, February 4, 1893. Previous history of the patient was negative, both as regards his family and himself. During his stay at the hospital he was usually quiet but had occasional periods of excitement. He was controlled by delusions of a persecutory nature, referring particularly to the imaginary influence of electricity. He also believed that his wife was a bad woman. As time went on, he grew quieter and more feeble-minded and ex pressed his delusions less freely. About ]une Ist, 1895, he first com plained of headache, which he located in the frontal region. Nothing serious was thought of this symptom at first, but after some weeks it was observed that the cephalalgia had not diminished, but had become more severe, and upon percussing the head the pain was increased when the frontal region was approached. When asked for the cause of his headache, patient claimed that it was due to the electricity that was put into him by the doctors and others about him. At this time considerable doubt was felt as to the exact nature of the trouble, but the supposition that patient's headache was due to gross brain disease, and that a syphilitic history may have existed, was assumed and he was put upon appropriate treatment. N o tuberculosis or kidney disease was present. A note was made in the case-book September I 5, 1895, stating that patient was growing greatly confused and stupid. He complained still of severe headache which was not affected by ano dynes. On October Ist he was confined to bed. He was now stupid and at times partially comatose, and during his brightest periods the only matter he would refer to was headache. On October 7, 1895. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.