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On leaving the Hospital she went to a Convalescent Home,
but was there only 10 days. Owing to the child's Parkinsonian
condition, there seems to have been some little difficulty with the
other children and the child was brought home by the mother.
She seemed to be getting on fairly well after she came home, but
was still unable to walk properly. She could talk normally, looked
vacant, but otherwise there was nothing obvious. The child did
not seem to make any headway, and was taken to St. George's
Hospital on the 4th January, 1926, and has been attending there
ever since. About five or six months ago she commenced the habit
of picking her nose and head and making them bleed, resulting
four months ago in an attack of erysipelas spreading from the nose.
Salivation was marked up to the middle of April 1926, but has now
(June 1926) quite disappeared. She became worse about the end
of May as no medicine had been obtainable owing to the strike, and
was very emotional, crying a lot. depressed, and sleep was irregular.
She now sits quite quietly, and can use her left hand, but the right
is still weak. She is quite sensible and her memory very good.
Her face is quite expressionless. Typical Parkinsonian after
effects.
Case No. 49.
F. 41. Onset 20/7/25.
Languid after holidays June 1925, gradually had giddy turns
come over her, in this condition 6 weeks before seeing doctor
accompanied by severe headaches, mostly in occipital region,
"seemed to feel as if it was in a grip." No sickness, no diplopia
great anorexia. Had to hold on railings as she went along. Got so
bad afraid to go into town. Fell down finally in corner of kitchen
in one of the attacks of vertigo. Lost weight. Saw doctor who
diagnosed Encephalitis Lethargica. Put to bed, seemed to go to
pieces after going to bed. Couldn't see to read, or anything close
to. Distant vision good, eyes got painful, felt as if lids pressing
on globes. Head terribly bad whilst in bed, couldn't stand the
least noise.