University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

Typed case summary, chart, note, photograph, correspondence and autopsy report relating to male soldier from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 24 at first examination in 1940 Conditions mentioned include: headache; vomiting; hand tremor; olfactory aura; facial paresis; glioblastoma multiforme; glioblastoma; anosmia; homonomous hemianopia; defective memory; and epilepsy. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, charts and reports relating to male soldier from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 25 at first examination in 1940 Conditions mentioned include: drowsiness; speech disturbance; headache; homonymous hemianopia; facial paresis; aphasia; glioblastoma multiforme; and papilloedema. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 68 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: dysarthria; epilepsy; paresis; fits; and glioblastoma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, reports, notes and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 54 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: glioblastoma; and diabetes mellitus. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, reports and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 26 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: fits; glioblastoma; and astrocytoma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, notes, reports and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 49 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: tremor; headache; vertigo; cyst; fits; petit mal; glioblastoma; and angioblastoma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, notes, charts, reports, autopsy report, photographs and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 26 at first examination in 1942. Conditions mentioned include: vomiting; meningitis; hydrocephalus; headache; cyst; astrocytoma; and glioblastoma. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, correspondence and charts relating to male second lieutenant fromGreat Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 40 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: headache; blurred vision; weakness in leg; homonymous hemianopia; glioblastoma; fractured shoulder; glioma; and papilloedema. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence and charts relating to male ordinary seaman fromGreat Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 21 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: papilloedema; ptosis; hypertonus; imperfect visual acuity; glioblastoma; neuroblastoma metastasis; and neuro-epithelial tumour. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, reports, correspondence and charts relating to male captain fromGreat Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 49 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: headache; auditory hallucinations; papilloedema; somnolence; left homonymous hemianopia; facial paresis; tremor; glioblastoma multiforme; and glioma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.