http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebral_atrophy http://www.alz.org/dementia/posterior-cortical-atrophy.asp ________________________________ From: Jan Moon <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, 18 January 2014, 15:07 Subject: [LIN] Leicestershire Asylum My relative was admitted to this institution 14 Mar 1889, aged 43 - the records said he had Dementia, Cause unknown. He died 11 Ma 1915 aged 69, cause atrophy of the Brain. I’d like to know what went into a diagnosis of dementia in 1889, and what the term Atrophy of the Brain actually meant. Can anyone help? Regards Jan Sent from Windows Mail ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message