University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

Typed case summary, chart, note, photograph, correspondence and autopsy report relating to male soldier from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 24 at first examination in 1940 Conditions mentioned include: headache; vomiting; hand tremor; olfactory aura; facial paresis; glioblastoma multiforme; glioblastoma; anosmia; homonomous hemianopia; defective memory; and epilepsy. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

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.

Typed case summary, reports and charts relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 55 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; headache; glioblastoma; and hemianopia. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, reports, charts, autopsy report, photograph and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 44 at first examination in 1942. Conditions mentioned include: glioblastoma; hemianopia; intracranial pressure; headache; nausea; and hemiparesis. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, correspondence and charts relating to male second lieutenant fromGreat Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 40 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: headache; blurred vision; weakness in leg; homonymous hemianopia; glioblastoma; fractured shoulder; glioma; and papilloedema. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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.

Typed case summary, reports, notes, correspondence, charts, autopsy report and photographs relating to male lieutenant fromGreat Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 43 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: giddiness; headache; vomiting; aphasia; diplopia; homonymous hemianopia; confusion; primary malignant brain tumour; and glioblastoma multiforme. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, autopsy report, reports, correspondence, photograph, and chart relating to male stoker from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 41 at first examination in1942 Conditions mentioned include: delirium; hemiparesis; papilloedema; homonymouns hemianopia; astereognosis; astrocytoma; limb-kinetic apraxia; incontinence; brain tumour; glioblastoma multiforme; and brainstem haemorrhage. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, autopsy report, charts and notes relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 47 at first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: frontal headaches; vomiting; inabilty to concentrate; homonymous hemianopia; abscess; and glioblastoma multiforme. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, charts, autopsy report and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 34 first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: Gastritis; headaches; peculiar taste; seeing double; sleepy; difficulty in speech; passing dark urine; hemianopia; and glioblastoma. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hosptal.