University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

Typed case summary relating to male flight mechanic fromGreat Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 24 at first examination in1941 Conditions mentioned include: deafness in left ear; headache; dizziness; diplopia; papilloedema; right sided hemi hypoaesthesia; right otitis media; cerebral venous thrombophlebitis; post otitic hydrocephalus; ocular paraesis; and hysterical neurosis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, notes and correspondence relating to male first lieutenant fromGreat Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 33 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: head injury; double vision; headache; depressed skull fracture; right facial weakness; gunshot wound; and papilloedema. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary and charts relating to male driver fromGreat Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 24 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: rheumatism; headache; nausea; vomiting; blurred vision; speech difficulties; facial paresis; middle ear deafness; cerebro-spinal meningitis; and pailloedema. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, report and chart relating to male fusilier fromScotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 28 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: papilloedema; cerebral lesion; syphilis; syphilitic meningitis; epidermoid tumour; and chorodial papilloma. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, correspondence, charts, autopsy report and photograph relating to male lieutenant commander, surgeon fromScotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians)aged 37 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: headache; nausea; vomiting; homonymous hemianopia; papilloedema; melano-carcinoma; sciatic pain; staggering gait; meningioma; lesions; and secondary tumours. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital after readmission.

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 and charts relating to male private fromScotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 33 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: concussional head injuy; aphasia; papilloedema; facial paresis; skull fracture; and confusion. 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.

Typed case summary and charts relating to male gunner from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 34 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: headache; eye pain; dimness of vision; peripheral arteriosclerosis; hemianopic scotoma; retrobulbar neuritis; and papillitis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.