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Typed case summary, charts and reports relating to male soldier from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 25 at first examination in 1940 Conditions mentioned include: drowsiness; speech disturbance; headache; homonymous hemianopia; facial paresis; aphasia; glioblastoma multiforme; and papilloedema. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, reports, correspondence and charts relating to male captain fromGreat Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 49 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: headache; auditory hallucinations; papilloedema; somnolence; left homonymous hemianopia; facial paresis; tremor; glioblastoma multiforme; and glioma. 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.

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...

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Typed case summary, notes, correspondence and charts relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 36 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: spongioblastoma; headaches; seizures; facial paralysis; and homonymous hemianopia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, notes, reports, chart and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 31 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: numbness; leg weakness; failure of vision; facial paresis; hemianopia; thrombotic lesion; and paraplegia. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, reports, autopsy report, charts, note and photograph relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 60 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: glioblastoma multiforme; coma; headache; papilloedema; homonymous hemianopia; hemiparesis with spasticity; incontinence; facial weakness; and intracranial neoplasm. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, reports, correspondence and charts relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 53 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: cerebral thrombosis; gliomatous tumour; homonymous hemianopsia; facial weakness; dysrhythmia; headache; attacks of unconsciousness; hemiparesis; and limb weakness. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, reports, charts, note, photographs and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 53 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: bronchogenic carcinoma; spastic hemplegia; neoplasm of skull; meningioma; homonyous hemianopia; facial weakness; difficulty speaking; and paralysis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.