University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

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Typed case summary, charts, reports, photographs, notes and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 29 at first examination in 1932. Conditions mentioned include: traumatic epilepsy; seizures; hemianopia; diplopia; and headache. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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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.

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Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and charts relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothiansaged 49 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: loss of hearing; eye sight diminishing; diplopia; pituitary chromophobe adenoma; angina pectoris; hemianopia; apathetic; arterial hypertension; and aortic incompetence. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, reports, notes, correspondence, charts, autopsy report and photographs relating to male lieutenant fromGreat Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 43 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: giddiness; headache; vomiting; aphasia; diplopia; homonymous hemianopia; confusion; primary malignant brain tumour; and glioblastoma multiforme. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

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Typed case summary, correspondence and charts relating to maleprivate fromScotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 22 at first examination in1942 Conditions mentioned include: headache; diplopia; epileptic attacks; deafness; homonymous hemianopia; papilloedema; facial palsy; brain tumour; nystagmus; ataxia; meningioma; hydrocephalus; and unsteadiness of gait. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, charts, and correspondence relating to male gunnerfromGreat Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 32 at first examination in1942 Conditions mentioned include: ear pain; headache; facial paresis; diplopia; papilloedema; chronic suppurative right otitis; mastoiditis; ataxia; meningitis; and hemianopia; post neuritic atrophy; post otitic cerebral abscess. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, correspondence and notes relating to male signalman from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 23 at first examination in1942 Conditions mentioned include: saccular aneurysm of left internal cartoid artery; dysphasic troubles; headache; diplopia; dizziness; facial weakness; hemiparesis; hypoaesthesia; homonymous heminaopia; and oculo-motor paresis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, notes, charts and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 18 at first examination in 1935. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; diplopia; headache; and hemianopsia. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

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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.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, correspondence, charts , autopsy reports and black and white photographs relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 18 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: double vision; giddiness; headache; stiff neck; vomiting; sleep disturbances; squint in eye; ependymona; loss of conscienceness; fits; glandular mass on neck; lack of energy; dysarthria; difficultly with vision; difficultly swallowing; weight loss; facial weakness; and homonymous...