University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

Typed case summary, correspondence, report and charts relating to male private from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 38 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: pain in right thigh and hip; fibrillary twitching in legs; muscular weakness on right; and spinal meningial secondary deposit of malignant melanoma. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence and note relating to male sergeant fromGreat Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 33 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: weakness in leg; numbness; intramedullary spinal tumour; disseminated scoliosis; brown-sequard lesion on spinal cord; and spinal cord disease. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, reports and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 62 at first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: carcinoma; paralysis; spinal cord tumour; and leg weakness. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians)aged 33 at first examination in 1943. Conditions mentioned include: diaphyseal aclasis; weakness of the hands; spinal cord lesion; chondroma; headaches; diplopia; and intracranial tension. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, autopsy report, charts, journal article and photographs relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 57 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: leptomeningeal melanoblastosis; tumour in spinal cord; low back pain; weakness; and sensory loss in leg. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 73 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: cervical cord carcinoma; back injury; hand weakness; and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts and reports relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 14 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: spinal tumour; neuroblastoma; weakness; paraplegia; hypertonus; and sclerosis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, reports, notes and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 50 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: muscle weakness; arm pain; shoulder pain; spinal cord compression; and spinal cord tumour. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, autopsy report, charts, reports and correspondence relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 25 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: ependymoma of spinal cord; backache; and limb weakness. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts and reports relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 63 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: spinal meningioma; gait disorder; weakness; pain; paraplegia; spasms; hypertension; and osteoarthritis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.