University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male flight mechanic from outside Great Britain aged 32 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: headache; diplopia; psychosis of the paranoid reaction type; concussional head injury; insomnia; amnesia; and brainstem contusion. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary relating to male sergeant from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 21 at first examination in1941 Conditions mentioned include: concussional head injury; haematoma over right eye; facial injuries; scalp wound; jaw fracture; hypoaesthesia; mild traumatic neuritis; and slight contusion of brain stem. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, note, correspondence and autopsy report relating to male squadron leader fromGreat Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 25 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: contusion of cerebral base and brain stem; hyperpnoea; haemorrhage; skull fracture; and severe cranio-cerebral injury. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary and notes relating to male private fromoutside Great Britain aged 28 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: concussional head injury; headache; subconjunctival haemorrhage; depressed skull fracture; diplopia; and contusion of brain stem. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary relating to male sapper fromGreat Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 23 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: head injury; headache; hyperaesthesia; tremor in hands; cerebral contusion; post traumatic amnesia; and dizziness. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary relating to male corporal fromGreat Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 21 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: headache; dizziness; epilepsy; head injury; and cerebral contusion. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary relating to male sergeant fromGreat Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 42 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: headache; deafness; tinnits; giddiness; wobbly gait; anosmia; post concussional syndrome; fatigue; and effects of cerebral contusion. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary and autopsy report relating to male lance corporal fromEdinburgh and the Lothians aged 32 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: head injury; skull fracture; multiple bone fractures; brain contusions; and haemorrhages. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary and notes relating to male privatefromGreat Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 34 at first examination in 1942 Conditions mentioned include: severe cerebral contusion; cerebral atrophy; aphasia; dizziness; intellectual deterioration; memory retention defect; apraxia; agnosia; hypertonicity in right extremities; and head injury. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male aircraftman second class from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 18 at first examination in 1942 Conditions mentioned include: concussional head injury; headache; back pain; dizziness; facial paresis; contusion of brain stem; neurosis; and depression. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.