University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

Charts, drawings, correspondence and photographs relating to male private aged 24 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: pneumoccocal meningitis; memory defect; paraesthesiae; visual field defects; amnesia; homonymous hemianopic defects; brain atrophy; and lesion. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 36 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; headaches; dizziness; vomiting; amnesia; speech disorder; homonymous hemianopia; and papilloedema. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and chart relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 68 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: sarcoma; swelling at back of skull; weakness; homonymous hemianopia; hemiparesis; exophthalmos; spatial disorientation; and amnesia. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts and report relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 40 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; headaches; weakness; nausea; dyspepsia; dizziness; amnesia; vision disorders; head injury; and hemianopia. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed correspondence, notes and report relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 70 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: arteriosclerotic Parkinsonism; weakness in arm and leg; loss of vision; constipation; vomiting; tremor; head injury; unconsciousness; fractured skull; haemorrhage; amnesia; concussion. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts, reports, postmortem report and photographs relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 30 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: headaches; epilepsy; seizures; unconsciousness; astrocytoma; hemianopsia; vision disorders; nystagmus; amnesia; tuberculosis spine; and back pain. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary relating to male soldier from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 24 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: through-and-through bullet wound to the brain; residual left homonymous hemianopia; post-traumatic personality change; and post-traumatic amnesia. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes,charts and reports relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 41 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: oligodendroglioma; unconsciousness; epilepsy; seizures; weakness; hypotonia; homonymous hemianopia; vomiting; unsteadiness; tremor; and amnesia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and charts relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 24 at first examination in 1954. Conditions mentioned include: subarachnoid haemorrhage; headache; vomiting; vision disorder; photophobia; retention; hemianopia; amnesia; and disorientation. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, photographs, chart, report, note, court documents and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 52 at first examination in 1954. Conditions mentioned include: compound depressed skull fracture; scalp lacerations; hemianopia; 6th nerve palsy; anosmia; personality change; amnesia; and visual damage. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.