University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

Typed case summary relating to male soldier from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 25 at first examination in 1940 Conditions mentioned include: head injury; headache; retarded speech; confusion; hysterical neurosis; and amnesia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence and chart relating to male private from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 29 at first examination in 1940 Conditions mentioned include: headache; hysterical amnesia and stutter; acrocyanosis of hands; and neurosis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male sergeantfromGreat Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 35 at first examination in1942 Conditions mentioned include: concussional head injury; confusional state; residual personality change; atrophy of brain substance; amnesia; gross impairement of emotional reactions; and speech difficulities. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports, charts and x-ray films relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 50 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: colloidal cyst; drowsiness; headaches; vomiting; speech disorder; amnesia; infection; unconsciousness; epilepsy; and seizures. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 43 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: cerebral syphilis; personality change; memory loss; speech disorder; and twitching. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed correspondence and notes relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 60 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: speech disorder; amnesia; cerebral embolism; hemiplegia; and paralysis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts and report relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 74 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: subdural haematoma; nausea; vomiting; speech disorder; headache; drowsiness; and amnesia. Surgicala and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 39 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: diffuse cerebral degeneration; atrophy; headaches; numbness; amnesia; speech disorders; epilepsy; and seizures; . No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed correspondence and notes relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 53 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: cerebral metastasis; primary pulmonary carcinoma; epilepsy; seizures; hemiparesis; headache; vomiting; speech disorder; confusion; memory defects; papilloedema; haemorrhage; and gait disorder. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 48 at first examination in 1954. Conditions mentioned include: cystic astrocytoma; weakness; gait disorder; vomiting; weight loss; amnesia; speech disorder; language defects; hemiparesis; subdural haematoma; epilepsy; seizures; and osteoarthritis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.