University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male sapper fromScotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians)aged 22 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: concussional head injury; haematoma; fracture of left clavicle; early papilloedema; vomiting; dizzy attacks; retrograde amnesia; concussion; and subarachnoid haemorrhage. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary relating to female aircraftwoman second classfromGreat Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 22 at first examination in1942 Conditions mentioned include: concussional head injury; headache; papilloedema; subarachnoid haemorrhage; amnesia; and skull fracture. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary relating to male gunner from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 21 at first examination in 1943. Conditions mentioned include: headaches; concussional head injury; retrograde amnesia; traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage; and papilloedema. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, report and chart relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 24 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: ependymoblastoma; papilloedema; headaches; seizures; epilepsy; memory loss; and double vision. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and reports relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 52 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; headaches; amnesia; unconsciousness; diplopia; aphasia; spasms; vomiting; and papilloedema. Sugical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 47 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: post-traumatic syndrome; head injury; alcoholic psychosis; concussion; amnesia; unconsciousness; aphasia; photophobia; mental disorder; and papilloedema. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 36 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; headaches; dizziness; vomiting; amnesia; speech disorder; homonymous hemianopia; and papilloedema. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, chart and reports relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 45 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: secondary carcinoma; primary carcinoma of bronchus; headaches; deafness; vomiting; aphasia; amnesia; papilloedema; and drowsiness. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and report relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 63 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: subdural haematoma; head injury; unconsciousness; amnesia; papilloedema; and headache. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, report, postmortem report and charts relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 47 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: glioblastoma; epilepsy; seizures; weakness; hemiplegia; vomiting; headaches; amnesia; dysrythmia; papilloedema; and intracranial pressure. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.