University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

Typed case summary, charts, photographs and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 44 at first examination in 1934. Conditions mentioned include: headache; vomiting; memory loss; papilloedema; and glioblastoma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, reports and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 16 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: petit mal; headache; epilepsy; memory defect; papilloedema; intracranial pressure; meningioma; haemangioendothelioma; cyst; and telangiectasia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, charts and reports relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 52 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: dizziness; forgetfulness; headache; incontinence; papilloedema; left kidney hypernephroma; and secondary brain tumour. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male patient from outside Great Britain aged 33. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; headache; hand weakness; memory difficulties; papilloedema; and dysphasia. No treatment given. Patient not examined.

Typed case summary, autopsy report and notes relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 58 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: headache; papilloedema; hemianopia; memory defect; failure of vision; and glioblastoma. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, correspondence, chart and report relating to male soldier from outside Great Britain aged 38 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: glioblastoma (left temporal lobe); dizziness; memory and speech impairment; and papilloedema. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summay, report and chart relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 37at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: cerebral tumour; memory defect; vomiting; headache; incontinence; drowsiness; and papilloedema. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, photograph, charts, reports and autopsy report relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 64at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: glioblastoma multiforme; loss of memory; headache; intracranial tumour; intrcranial pressure; brainstem vascular lesion; ataxia; and papilloedema. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, x-ray films, photographs, autopsy report, charts, reports and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 46 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: epidermoid tumour; cholesteatoma; epilepsy; memory deterioration; papilloedema; homonymous field defect; and bronchopneumonia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports, autopsy report, charts and black-and-white photographs relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 62 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: malignant astrocytoma; memory loss; and papilloedema. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.