University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

Typed case summary relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 75 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: severe head injury; chest injuries; unconsciousness; drowsiness; dyspnoea; coma; haemorrhage; haematoma; and brain ischaemia. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Correspondence and notes relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 35 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: fit; unconscious; and stertorous breathing. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 47 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: dyspnoea; unconsciousness; and headache. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence, typed case summary, reports, X-ray films, charts and notes relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 53 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: aneurysm (right anterior cerebral/anterior communicating arteries); pressure headache; dyspnoea; and unconsciousness. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.