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Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence and charts relating to male aircraftman second classfrom Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 30 at first examination in 1942 Conditions mentioned include: concussional head injury; post concussional headache; diplopia; papilloedema; nystagmus; subacute serous meningitis; dysphasia; scalp paraesthesiae; cerebral atrophy; subdural hygroma; and epilepsy. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, X-ray films, photographs, notes, autopsy report, charts, correspondence and report relating to male soldier from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 27 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: penetrating mortar wound to left occipito-parietal region with severe residual difficulties; dysphasia; intermittent meningitis; and right-sided hemianopia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital after several...