University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

Typed case summary relating to male flight mechanic fromGreat Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 24 at first examination in1941 Conditions mentioned include: deafness in left ear; headache; dizziness; diplopia; papilloedema; right sided hemi hypoaesthesia; right otitis media; cerebral venous thrombophlebitis; post otitic hydrocephalus; ocular paraesis; and hysterical neurosis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, notes and chart relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 35 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: hydrocephalus; dizziness; headache; tinnitus; and otitis media. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male soldier from outside Great Britain aged 27 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: chronic right otitis media with acute exacerbation; post-otitis hydrocephalus; and papilloedema. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, reports, charts and autopsy report relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 19 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: otitis media; vomiting; papilloedema; headache; lumbar pain; confusion; intracranial pressure; photophobia; cerebellar ataxia; intracranial thrombophlebitits; TB meningitis; hydrocephalus; B. Pyocyaneus meningitis; and hemiballismus. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, reports, charts and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 3 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: increased intracranial pressure; paresis of upper limb; otitis media; external hydrocephalus; and intracranial thrombosis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, reports, notes, charts and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 13 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: hydrocephalus; intracranial pressure; and otitis media. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.