University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

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Typed case summary, reports, correspondence, charts, photographs and autopsy report relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 58 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: otitis media; dizziness; deafness; papilloedema; hypertension; broncho pneumonia; osteomyelitis; cerebral metastases; intracranial tension; and epileptic fits. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, charts, notes, reports, autopsy report and correspondence relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 46 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: increase intracranial pressure; headache; bilateral papilloedema; right abducens palsy; paresis; hypoglossal palsy; fulminating bronchopneumonia; chordoma; blurred vision; blindness; ptosis; obesity; haemorrhage; vomiting; venous sinus thrombosis; arterial hypertension; and carcinoma of the rectum....

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Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and charts relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 42 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: subarachnoid haemorrhage; headaches; vomiting; photophobia; intracranial tension; and hypertension. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, report, notes, charts and corresepondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 62at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: glioblastoma multiforme; incontinence; intracranial pressure; drowsiness; hypertension; dysphasia; and auricular flutter. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed correspondence and notes relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 57 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: cerebral thrombosis; intracranial pressure; confusion; homonymous hemianopia; hypertensive encephalopathy; and hypertension. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts, autopsy report, reports and photograph relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 15 at first examination in 1954. Conditions mentioned include: basal leptomeningeal fibrosis; obstruction of foramen of Magendie; allergic reaction; arachnoiditis; vertigo; unconsciousness; headache; papilloedema; hypertension; hydrocephalus; intracranial pressure; nausea; and vomiting. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died...

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Typed correspondence, notes and autopsy report relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 67 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: feeling of pressure across temples; headaches; cerebral atrophy; hypertension; and arteriosclerosis. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, charts, notes, correspondence and reports relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 61 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: intracranial pressure; hypertensive; and ventricular hypertrophy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.