University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 45 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: foot paralysis; and prolapsed intervertebral disc. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and charts relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 50 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: multiple cerebral lesions; metastasis; primary cancer of cervix; headaches; vomiting; vision disorders; weakness; low back pain; and papilloedema. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed correspondence and notes relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 31 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: prolapsed intervertebral disc; low back pain; gait disorder; and hysterical paralysis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, report, autopsy report, notes, photographs, charts and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 48 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: secondary bronchial carcinoma; confusion; drowsiness; incontinence; papilloedema; ptosis; facial weakness; fits; hydrocephalus; bronchopneumonia; and epilepsy. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, reports, charts, note and correspondence relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 50 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: headache; vomiting; weight loss; secondary cerebral tumour; dysarthria; ependymoma; increased intracranial tension; papilloedema; facial palsy; deteriorating vision; and drop foot. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary and chart relating to male soldier from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 35 at first examination in 1943. Conditions mentioned include: prolapsed intervertebral disc; backache; sciatica; and temporary paralysis of left leg. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence and notes relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 33 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: spondylitis ankylopoetica; prolapsed intervertebral disc; hysteria; weakness; low back pain; gait disorder; numbness; and paralysis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and charts relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 52 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: prolapsed intervertebral disc; back pain; weakness; sciatica; hip deformation; hysteria; paralysis; and pain. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, reports, charts and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 23 at first examination in 1954. Conditions mentioned include: prolapsed intervertebral disc; low back pain; paralysis; claw foot deformity; and atrophy of calf muscles. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, reports, notes, chart and correspondence relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 79 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: osteoarthritic disc protrusion; back pain; and paralysed leg. No treatment given. Patient discharged.