University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

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Typed case summary, charts, autopsy report, reports and correspondence relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 36 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: meningioma; dysarthria; and hydrocephalus. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

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Typed case summary, charts, notes and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 37 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: disseminated sclerosis; loss of motor control; facial pain; dysarthria; hydrocephalus; spina bifida occulta; and Arnold-Chiari malformation. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, note, reports, charts and correspondence relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 21 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: cerebral tumour; lung lesion; headache; vomiting; unsteadiness; ataxia; cystic astrocytoma; staggering gait; papilloedema; nystagmus; dysarthria; obstructive hydrocephalus; and intracranial pressure. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged

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Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 4 at first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: post-meningitic hydrocephalus; slurred speech; back pain; and spasticity. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports, postmortem report, chart and photograph relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 9 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: internal hydrocephalus; enlarged head; headaches; meningitis; ventriculitis; arachnoid adhesions; vomiting; gait disorder; weight gain; abdominal pain; intracranial pressure; incontinence; hypertonus; and dysarthria. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given....

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Typed case summary, x-ray films, reports, charts, notes and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 33 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: post traumatic hydrocephalus; generalised atrophy; head injury; haematoma; cervical spondylosis; optic atrophy; somnolence; euphoria; and extrapyramidal dysarthria. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Correspondence and notes relating to male patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 4 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: arrested hydrocephalus; spastic ataxia; and dysarthria. No treatment given. Patient discharged.