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31.80 Female, Single, Over 65 yrs, Senile and Arterio-sclerotic psychoses, August 1945
"This old lady is senile and eccentric; has hallucinations - Lilliputian? Thinks she sees people lying under trees for a cure. She has always been something of an invalid - has only one eye, suffered from catarrh and shingles, ulcers etc. Has lived in a lot of hotels and nursing homes. Wealthy, lives alone with a housekeeper. Dr confirms this woman is "clean gone"."
45.24 Female, Single, 45-54 yrs, Senile and Arterio-sclerotic psychoses, October 1946
"At times completely bats, hallucinations of faces at the foot of her bed. Had a goitre removed. Hypothyrodism? Has a high blood pressure. Dr thought she was going completely off her head. She worried about not being able to help at home. Lives with unmarried brother and sister, farmers."
PR2.442, 1941
Typed case summary, charts, notes and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 58 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: memory disorder; hallucinations; and dementia. No treatment given. Patient discharged.
PR2.1607, 1943
Typed case summary, charts and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 68 at first examination in 1943. Conditions mentioned include: fatigue; tremor; hallucinations; dementia; and arteriosclerosis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.