University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

Copies of a paper by Norman Dott, 'Chronic arachnoiditis and hydrocephalus in the surgical management of acoustic tumours - a plea for early operation'. The paper is as delivered, as corrected as submitted for publication. See reference Harris 63 in Coll-32/A.3.

Typed case summary, notes, reports, photographs, charts and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians, aged 11 at first examination in 1926. Conditions mentioned include: headache; aqueduct stenosis; chronic cisternal arachnoiditis; ataxia; hypermetria; obesity; and hydrocephalus. Surgical treatment and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died.

Typed case summary, notes, reports, photographs, charts and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians, aged 16 at first examination in 1926. Conditions mentioned include: headache; chronic cisternal arachnoiditis; hydrocephalus; intracranial pressure; and chronic pericerebellar leptomeningitis. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, notes, reports and correspondence relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 9 at first examination in 1931. Conditions mentioned include: headache; vomiting; hydrocephalus; hypotonia; and arachnoiditis. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Correspondence and typed case summary relating to female from outside Great Britain aged 48 at first examination in 1933. Conditions mentioned include: hydrocephalus; headache; facial weakness; and arachnoiditis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, chart, reports, notes and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 13 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: arachnoiditis; difficulty walking; headache; unconsciousness; and hydrocephalus. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital on second admission.

Typed case summary, notes, autopsy report, reports, chart and photographs relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 48 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: tuberculosis; meningitis; tuberculomata; hemiparesis; unconsciousness; spasms; vomiting; gait disorder; arachnoiditis; and hydrocephalus. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, reports, charts and correspondence relating to male patient fromScotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 0 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: hydrocephalus; meningitis; fits; and basal arachnoiditis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, autopsy report, reports, charts, photographs and correspondence relating to female patientfromScotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 2at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: pinealoblastoma; aqueduct stenosis; meningitis; vomiting; headache; ataxia; hydrocephalus; and arachnoiditis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts and reports relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 0 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: hydrocephalus; haemangiomatus malformation; arachnoiditis; facial asymmetry; and weakness. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.