University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

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 and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 32 at first examination in 1933. Conditions mentioned include: headache; paraesthesia; papilloedema; glioma; astrocytoma; and cyst. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital on second admission.

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, charts, notes, drawings, photographs and correspondence relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 42 at first examination in 1935. Conditions mentioned include: unsteadiness; paraesthesia; glioma; spinal tumour; and astroctyoma. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, reports, autopsy report, notes and correpondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 34 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: leg contractions; paraesthesiae; astrocytoma; seizures; dysarthria; and psychosis. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, report, chart and phtoographs relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 49 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; staggering gait; paraesthesia; weakness; vision disorder; nystagmus; difficulty swallowing; tetraplegia; bronchitis; and bronchopneumonia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed correspondence, notes, postmortem report and photographs relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 61 at first examination in 1954. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; tingling; epilepsy; seizure; unconsciousness; spasticity; and weakness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 63 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: gemastocytic astrocytoma; numbness; and paresis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports, charts and drawings relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 52 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; numbness; and dysphasic. Nonsurgical treatment and surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Charts, correspondence, typed case summary, notes and reports relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 54 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: malignant astrocytoma (spinal intramedullary); paraesthesiae in arms and shoulders; weakness in legs; and urinary retention. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.