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12th January, 1926-Took a definite turn for the worse, was very
drowsy and wanted to keep crying. Had slept very heavily the
night before. Her appetite disappeared and she vomited. Tongue
clean. No fever, giddiness, or headache. Slight nystagmus to the
left.
14th January.—Complained that her vision had been hazy for
the past two days.
18th January. Felt alright except for her head—complained
of a dull pain across the eyes. Continuous feeling of nausea.
Felt irritable and angry and has done so for a week. Everything
seemed to annoy her, and she wanted to have a good cry.
Nystagmus was then well marked to right and left.
21st January.—Still slight nystagmus. Knee jerks increased.
Fixed expression. Said she still saw things mistily.
Recovered.
Case No. 75.
F. 36. Onset 25/3/25, about.
This patient had been seen in 1925, by a medical man with
an attack which had apparently been called Influenza. She had
not been so well again and had been to another doctor on account of
headache and dizziness. In December, 1925, she complained of
being very sleepy when coming home from work and could not sleep
at night. No sickness. Had curious hallucinations—when she
closed her eyes thought she was looking at liver. Headache almost
entirely frontal, and were so bad that she thought she was "going