University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

Typed case summary, correspondence and charts relating to male gunner from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 37 at first examination in1942 Conditions mentioned include: effects of concussional head injury; traumatic spastic hemiparesis; unconsciousness; dizziness; hemiplegia; incontinence; and confused state. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Notes and typed case summary relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 40 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: vasomotor instability; giddy attacks; epilepsy; and hemiplegia. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 52 at first examination in 1936. Conditions mentioned include: headache; neck pain; dizziness; and hemiplegia. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and chart relating to female from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: cyst in left cerebellar hemisphere; astrocytoma; neoplasm; hemiplegia; headaches; dizziness; hypertonus; nystagmus; hearing loss; and papilloedema. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, notes and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 49 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: aphasia; hemiplegia; fits; and dizziness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, autopsy report and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 34 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: headache; dizziness; vomiting; hemiplegia; aneurysm; and subarachnoid haemorrhage. No treatment given. Patient died on second admission.

Typed case summary, chart, autopsy report and photographs relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 57 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: subdural haematoma; brain haemorrhage; dizziness; headache; hemiplegia; and aphasia. No treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, reports, autopsy report and photograph relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 57 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: glioblastoma multiforme; limb weakness; dysphasia; dizziness; hemiparesis; hemiplegia; incontinence; and homonymous hemianopsia. No treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, charts, reports and correspondence relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 64 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: giddiness; hemiplegia; hemianopia; aphasia; secondary cerebral neoplasm; vascular accident; incontinence; and thrombosis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary relating to male soldier from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 25 at first examination in 1943. Conditions mentioned include: gunshot wound to the skull and right side of the body; headache; giddiness; and residual left hemiplegia. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.