University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

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Typed case summary, charts, reports and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 32 at first examination in 1940. Conditions mentioned include: headache; failure of vision; dysarthria; encephalitis; and leptomeningitis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 4 at first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: post-meningitic hydrocephalus; slurred speech; back pain; and spasticity. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports, postmortem report, chart and photograph relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 9 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: internal hydrocephalus; enlarged head; headaches; meningitis; ventriculitis; arachnoid adhesions; vomiting; gait disorder; weight gain; abdominal pain; intracranial pressure; incontinence; hypertonus; and dysarthria. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given....

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Typed case summary, photograph, report, notes, charts and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 42 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: aneurysm; subarachnoid bleeding; hemiplegia; dysarthria; homonymous hemianopia; epileptic seizure; meningitis; and eosinophil granuloma of left femur. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.