University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

"This man has had encephalitis lethargica - has symptoms of Parkinsonism, rather slow, has oculogyric crises. Was a dull sort of chap to begin with. Discharged from the army without a pension - Dr is trying to get him one as he thinks it was attributable. Working in woods. LE confirms - he wanted rehabilitation training but was turned down - was in an awful state at the interview."

Typed case summary, charts, notes, reports, tracer card and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 37 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: post-encephalitic Parkinsonism; tremor; vomiting; hypertonus; and encephalitis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, notes and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 44 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: fits; tremor; alcoholism; encephalitis; and post-encephalitic Parkinsonism. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence and notes relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) First examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: encephalitis; instability of gait; parkinsons; and emotional derangement. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothiansaged 53 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: dizziness; confusion; bilateral extra-pyramidal motor syndrome of parkinsonian type; arteriosclerosis; and encephalitis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Notes and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 63 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: encephalitis; post-encephalitic Parkinsonism; sleeplessness; and Meniere's syndrome. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 37 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: encephalitis lethargica; tremor; ocuogyral spasms; post encephalitic Parkinsonism. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence, reports, typed case summary, notes and charts relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 49 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: parkinsonism; tremor of left side; encephalitis lethargica; and speech difficulty. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.