Epilepsy
Found in 4350 Collections and/or Records:
31.7 Male, Single, 35-44 yrs, Epilepsy, July 1945
"This man is in CR. Diagnosis: Epilepsy, dementing. Granduncle committed suicide."
33.2 Female, Single, 14 yrs and under, Epilepsy, July 1947
"Dr says this child is threatened with fits, has temper tantrums. Dr thinks she might be epileptic. Is on small doses of phenobarb."
Relatives in survey: Mother 33.3
34.9 Female, Single, 45-54 yrs, Epilepsy, May 1946
"This woman suffers from mild epilepsy. She keeps house for her brother a road worker. Clean house, not overcrowded."
45.1 Male, Single, 14 yrs and under, Dull and backward, October 1946
"Nurse says that this child was very slow in sitting up, developing etc. Took fits. Has a very shy expression, not what he should be, slobbers. Housing conditions good."
Relatives in survey: Father 45.2
45.6 Female, Single, 14 yrs and under, Epilepsy, September 1946
"This girl is said to have fits at night, but is getting better. She is very retarded, has a mental age of 7 or 9. Nervous. Dr - epileptic but getting better."
5.56 Female, 35-44 yrs, Epilepsy, December 1945
This woman was ad. to C.R. as a rate-aided patient - epilepsy and mental defect. Father was in C.R. died of "spinal paralysis". ? G.P.I. or alcoholism. Clever family.
6.92 Female, Single, 25-34yrs, Epilepsy, May 1947
"In CRI till her death from TB. Epilepsy. Parents dead, gather was a farmer, alcoholic. Rate-aided patieint. Dr - bad lot of low mentality. Fits said to have started after a bad fall off her bike. "
Sibling: 6.93
7.28 Male, Single, 65-64 yrs, Epilepsy, June 1947
"Admitted to CRI, discharged - epilepsy. A ploughman, single - had had a row with his employer which led to his dismissal. Dr says he threatened suicide - does not know where he is now."
8.42 Male, Single, 15-24 yrs, Epilepsy, May 1947
"This man used to suffer from fits. Dr confirms but says they were never established as epileptic, worms? The mother was at fault, very queer, a bad egg, had diabetes."