Scleroderma is a rare condition, occurring most commonly in females, the onset of which is usually heralded by Raynaud's phenomenon, cutaneous sclerosis, or arthritic symptoms. General constitutional disturbances such as lassitude, anorexia, and weight loss are common. The course of the disease may be prolonged, or death may supervene within a year of onset. No part of the body appears to be im...

in hospital; but the admissions had considerably decreased, and ceased altogether by the end of January. Symptoms.?In the onset the patient complained of lassitude for three or four days, accompanied with slight headache, constipated bowels, a furred tongue, and entire loss of appetiie; to these premonitory symptoms were superadded disturbed sleep, pain in the right or left or both hypochondria...

and its treatment is frequently unsatisfactory, despite the introduction of intravenous iron preparations. The presence of anemia may hinder adequate physical or orthopedic treatment arid may produce a degree of lassitude that considerably aggravates the joint disability. This anemia, therefore, seemed worthy of study amid investigations of three aspects are reported here: 1. Changes in periphe...

There is a need to better understand the interrelationships between positive and negative symptoms of recent-onset schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) co-occurring depressive symptoms. Aims were determine: (1) whether are best conceptualised as distinct from, or intrinsic to, symptoms; (2) bridging Network analysis was applied data from 198 individuals with psychotic in SSD Psychosis Recent ...

I will describe a typical case?" ex uno disce omnes." A European soldier comes to hospital complaining of debility, lassitude, malaise, cough, pain in the chest and in one or perhaps both shoulders. The respiration may be slightly accelerated, but not necessarily so; the pulse and temperature are normal. The Medical Officer makes a stethoscopic examination, very naturally expecting to find some...

The English term "early psychosis" was coined in the 1930s to refer to feelings of irritability, loss of concentration, hypochondriac ideas, moodiness, and lassitude that were seen to precede the onset of clear-cut hallucinations and delusions. The history of thinking about "early psychosis" under names such as "latent," "masked," "mild," "simple" or "sluggish" schizophrenia before World War II...

majority of instances. The first attack always proves continued or remittent, and is "looked upon as dangerous. After the prodromata of general languor, lassitude, costiveness, want of appetite, &c., the fever is ushered in by a chill followed by the hot stage of several hours' duration. Generally, there is complete intermission in the first day, but next morning the attack recurs. The symptoms...

Iron-deficiency anaemia will develop in half the males and nearly all females after partial gastrectomy, and in addition to causing the anaemia the sideropenia may cause any general symptoms such as lassitude, failure to maintain weight, or dumping symptoms. The variable response to treatment is due to the fact that ferrous iron is not adequately released from coated tablets taken after meals a...