University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

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Typed case summary, notes, charts and correspondence relating to female patient from outside Great Britain aged 33 at first examination in 1936. Conditions mentioned include: swelling; hemianopia; headaches; neoplasms; ataxia; vomiting; fibrosis and dysmetria. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Case summary relating to female housewife from west Edinburgh aged 45 at examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: chest pain, frequent headaches, fibrosis. No family history of tuberculosis. No treatment given.

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Typed case summary, report, and correspondence relating to male fromEdinburgh and the Lothians aged 46 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: occipital and cervical fibrositis; headache; and ear infection. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed correspondence and notes relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 53 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: back pain; neck pain; sinus disorder; chordoma; epilepsy; seizures; migraine; and fibrositis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts, autopsy report, reports and photograph relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 15 at first examination in 1954. Conditions mentioned include: basal leptomeningeal fibrosis; obstruction of foramen of Magendie; allergic reaction; arachnoiditis; vertigo; unconsciousness; headache; papilloedema; hypertension; hydrocephalus; intracranial pressure; nausea; and vomiting. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died...

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Correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 48 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: headache; and fibrosis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.