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.

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Typed case summary, autopsy report, report, charts and correspondence relating to male fromEdinburgh and the Lothians aged 55at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; spastic paralysis; broncho pneumonia; intracranial pressure; headache; and drowsiness. No treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

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, chart, reports and correspondence relating to male patient fromScotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 56 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: malignant glioma; intracranial pressure; papilloedema; dysphasia; confusion; cerebral tumour; hemiparesis; sixth nerve palsy; hemianopia; and bronchopneumonia. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

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Typed case summary, notes, and charts relating to male aged 17 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: multiple chest and head injuries; intracranial pressure; broncho-pneumonia; petechial haemorrhages; and ischaemia. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hosptial.

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Typed case summary, notes, correspondence, autopsy report, charts, reports and black-and-white photographs relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 33 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: intracranial pressure; arteriovenous malformation; and bronchopneumonia. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital after several admissions.

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Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 0 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: hydrocephalus; intracranial pressure; and bronchopneumonia. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.