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Prognosis in “Myxoedematous Madness”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

D. J. Ward  and
M. L. Rastall
D. J. Ward
Affiliation:
Roundway Hospital, Devizes, Wilts
M. L. Rastall
Affiliation:
Horton Hospital, Epsom, Surrey
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A number of factors are recognized as being of importance in the prognosis of “Myxoedematous Madness” (Asher, 2), and these are discussed in some detail below.

The purpose of this paper is to publicize another factor, namely accidental hypothermia, which, by causing a super-added confusional state, can greatly increase mental disturbance. That this additional psychiatric disorder may be rapidly reversible is demonstrated by the following case report.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 113 , Issue 495 , February 1967 , pp. 149 - 151
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1967 

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