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of the doctor who was oxamining him.. Afterwards, he also took off
all his clothes.
bocamo aggrossivo.
When the nurses cried to put his clothes on again, ho
Apart from his relatively rapid plse rate, his
condition was stable. On another occasion on the fifth day after
admission, he was observed to be banging his head against the wall.
Because of his occasionally strange behaviour and persistent rapid
pulso race, further investigations were decmod necessary including
psychiatric consultation.
On the next day, i.e., the 6th day after admission,
the patient was examined by the psychiatrist in the prosence of his
brother who acted as the interproter. The psychiatrict vas of the
opinion that the patient might possibly be suffering from cvings of mood
which might arise mainly in persons with neurotic and vulnerable
porsonalities, a condition known as "acute reactive psychosis".
On the evening of cho same day, the patient had a sudden
bout of high fever and was immediately seen by a doctor. Further
investigations of his blood and urine were carried out, the results of
which did not show anything abnormal. In view of the fact that he had
signs of mental disturbance as well as infection, it was thought that
viral infection of the lung affecting the heart and the brain was a
possible diagnosis at this stugo, On the next day, except for the fever
and reluctance to take food, nis general condition was stable,
However, on the 28th July 1984, i.e. on the 8th day after
admission, the patient took a turn for the vorse. He was still running
a high fever and became drowsy. His condicion deteriorated rapidly.
He was given immodiato and active resuscitativo measures, in spite of
which he succumbed.
The cause of death as shown by the post-mortem examination
was bronchopacumonia.
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