Identifier: journalofpsychoa18asso (find matches)
Title: Journal of psycho-asthenics
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Association of Medical Officers of American Institutions for Idiotic and Feeble-Minded Persons American Association for the Study of the Feeble-Minded
Subjects: Epilepsy Psychiatry Mentally handicapped Mentally handicapped
Publisher: Faribault, Minn. : Association of American Institutions for Feeble-Minded
Contributing Library: Brandeis University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries

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tunity to take her reactions. As the spasmophilicseason of the year passed over she improved. Another case, but with some motor symptoms, which is stillunder observation with slight improvement is that of Edith N. Case II. Edith N., 11 years old January loth, 1913. Themothers brother is said to have had epilepsy at the age of fouror flve years, but as he recovered and is now well he may havehad spasmophilia. This child began to have attacks two yearsago. She was sitting on a table during examination. Withoutany warning the eyelids dropped, the eyeballs showed nystagmusand turned upward slightly. As she leaned forward there seemedto be an attempt to right herself as one who falls asleep in achair. The attack lasted from three to five seconds. She seemednormal immediately afterward but could give no proper descrip-tion of the attack. She has from 20 to 35 of these daily. Theelectrical reactions may be seen on the chart. SPASMOPHILIA AND EPILEPSY 13 •sjnoq fz ui S5io-b:j;-b jo jsquinf^
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