University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

Typed case summary, correspondence, charts, notes and report relating to male squadron leader from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 32 at first examination in1942 Conditions mentioned include: drop foot; fatigue; lumbo-sacral pain; dizziness; nystagmus; spastic paraparesis; disseminated sclerosis; and prolapsed disc. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts, postmortem report, report and photographs relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 22 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: malignant ependymal tumour; neck pain; numbness; nystagmus; coordination problems; and hypotonia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male fromScotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 43 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: functional nervous disorder; attacks of unconsciousness; deterioration of memory and vision; headache; vomiting; diplopia; papilloedma; nystagmus; backache; insomnia; depression; lower lumbar disc protrusion. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence and charts relating to male fromEdinburgh and the Lothians aged 36 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: prolapsed intervertebral disc; leg pain; nystagmus; scoliosis; and sciatica. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, notes, reports and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 43 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: prolapsed intervertebral disc; disseminated sclerosis; diplopia; spinal cord compression; demyelinating disease; nystagmus; and spasticity. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, reports and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 18 at first examination in 1954. Conditions mentioned include: cerebral venous thrombosis; lumbago-sciatica; nystagmus; and disc bulge. No treatment given. Patient discharged.