University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

Typed case summary, chart, note, photograph, correspondence and autopsy report relating to male soldier from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 24 at first examination in 1940 Conditions mentioned include: headache; vomiting; hand tremor; olfactory aura; facial paresis; glioblastoma multiforme; glioblastoma; anosmia; homonomous hemianopia; defective memory; and epilepsy. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, reports, charts, notes, photographs and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 30 at first examination in 1933. Conditions mentioned include: headache; diplopia; intracranial pressure; astrocytoma; glioma; hemianopia; and paraesthesia. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, photographs, autopsy report and correspondence relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 23 at first examination in 1935. Conditions mentioned include: headache; failure of vision; staggering gait; hemianopia; hydrocephalus; and astrocytoma. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, notes, charts and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 33 at first examination in 1942. Conditions mentioned include: headache; loss of consciousness; poor vision; noise in ear; fits; apathetic; papilloedema; quadrantic homonymous hemianopia; and astrocytoma. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, report and correspondence relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 61 at first examination in 1942. Conditions mentioned include: headache; hemianopia; and astrocytoma. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, reports, notes and drawing relating to male sergeant fromScotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 24 at first examination in1941 Conditions mentioned include: numbness; paraesthesia; hydro-nephrosis; post traumatic epilepsy; concussional head injury; headaches; ptosis; nystagmus; hypotonia; astrocytoma; and left homonymous hemianopia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, autopsy report, reports, correspondence, photograph, and chart relating to male stoker from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 41 at first examination in1942 Conditions mentioned include: delirium; hemiparesis; papilloedema; homonymouns hemianopia; astereognosis; astrocytoma; limb-kinetic apraxia; incontinence; brain tumour; glioblastoma multiforme; and brainstem haemorrhage. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, correspondence, reports and chart relating to male lance corporal fromoutside Great Britain aged 35 at first examination in1942 Conditions mentioned include: head injury; headache; glioma; astrocytoma; nausea; syphilis; cerebellar hemiataxia; papilloedema; and homonymous hemianopia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, notes, report and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 33 at first examination in 1935. Conditions mentioned include: headache; failure of vision; vomiting; diplopia; hemianopia; astrocytoma; and seizures. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, reports and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 13 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: failure of vision; astrocytoma; and hemianopia. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.