University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

Typed case summary, notes, charts and correspondence relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 38 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: euphoria; polydipsia; pituitary tumour; retrobulbar chiasmal neuritis; arsenic poisoning; blindness; and basal encephalitis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence and charts relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothiansaged 3 at first examination in 1942. Conditions mentioned include: oedematous swelling; blind; and retrobulbar neuritis. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, photographs, correspondence, charts and negatives relating to male signalman fromScotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 24 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: gunshot wound; headache; blindness; compound skull fracture; neuritis; facial weakness; and neurotic reaction. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, report, autopsy report, photographs and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 13 at first examination in 1943. Conditions mentioned include: pinealoma; toxic peripheral neuritis; headache; syphilis; blindness; and retrobulbar neuritis. No treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 43 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: blindness; iodism; and neuritis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, report and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 74 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: neuritis; osteoarthritis; and blindness. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary and autopsy report relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 39 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: septicaemia; meningitis; pansinusitus; headaches; facial pain; retrobular neuritis; bilateral blindness; optic atrophy; and bronchopneumonia. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed correspondence, notes and chart relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 41 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: retrobular neuritis; facial pain; blindness; optic atrophy; nystagmus; demylinating disease; and urinary retention. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence and note relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 26 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: eye pain; vomiting; blindness; 3rd nerve paresis; retrobulbar neuritis; demyelinating disease; disseminated sclerosis; and optic atrophy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence and charts relating to male soldier from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 25 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: neuromyelitis optica (Devic's disease); blindness; temporary paresis; and retrobulbar neuritis in eyes. No treatment given. Patient discharged.