University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

Correspondence, black-and-white photograph, typed case summary, autopsy reports, charts, reports and notes relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 60 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: glioma (astrocytoma, left basal nuclear); vomiting; personality changes; and dyspepsia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Correspondence, typed case summary, notes, reports and charts relating to male from outside Great Britain aged 45 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: malignant astrocytoma; personality change; visual field defect; and left homonymous hemianopia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence, notes, charts, reports and typed case summary relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 51 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: left temporal malignant astrocytoma; severe right frontal headache; weakness of right leg; and change of personality. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.