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8.88 Female, Married, 25-34 yrs, Epilepsy, June 1947

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/8

Scope and Contents

"Diagnosis: Epileptic Psychosis complicationg pregnancy. Dr reports that she is a mental defective and that she has suffered from epilepsy from the age of 15. Her epilepsy seems to be adequately controlled on her present dosage of Epanutin and she now has one petit mal seizure a week and one major seizure every two or three months. It would be advisable for her to come into hospital in view of her pending confinement and the best solution would be for her to be admitted to CR as a rate aided patient."

Dates

  • Other: June 1947

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Extent

3 Sheets

Repository Details

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