A case of epilepsy with double consciousness
- Title
- A case of epilepsy with double consciousness
- LC Subject
- Epilepsy Dissociation Multiple personality
- Creator
- Trowbridge, G.R.
- Description
- A case of epilepsy is linked to features of dissociation, including altered personality and memory impairment. The attending physician describes an adult male with a 6-year history of epileptic convulsions beginning at the age of 44. The patient experiences convulsions for several days a month, during which time his temperament changes from "pleasant" to "abusive and violent." After the episode, the man is unable to recall what he said or did during the altered state.
- Issued
- 1891
- Identifier
- diss_trow_acase_1891
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Source
- University of Oregon Knight Library, BF1011 .I4. Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, vol. 7, p. 256-257.
- Language
- English
- Type
- Text
- Format
- application/pdf
- Set
- Dissociation and Trauma Archives
- Primary Set
- Dissociation and Trauma Archives
- Institution
- University of Oregon
- Citation
- Trowbridge, G.R. (1891). A case of epilepsy with double consciousness. Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, 7, 256-257.
- Note
- Description and subject keywords provided by S. Shin Shin Tang.
- Contained In Journal
- Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research