University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

Typed case summary and note relating to male gunner fromScotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 23 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: spastic dysarthria; tremor; hypertonus; brain injury; severe head injury; hemiparesis; and personality changes. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 45 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: compound fracture of skull; head injury; unconsciousness; epilepsy; seizure; incontinence; paraparesis; aphasia; amnesia; photophobia; personality change; weakness; and hypertonus. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts and reports relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 25 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; epilepsy; seizures; clonic movements; headache; head injury; unconsciousness; paraesthesia; weakness; paresis; gait disorders; and personality disorder. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, notes, reports, charts and correspondence relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 47 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: upper limb paresis; personality change; semi-comatose; and glioblastoma multiforme. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts, reports, postmortem report and photographs relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 45 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: glioblastoma multiforme; brain haemorrhage; epilepsy; clonic facial twitch; seizures; spasms; unconsciousness; hemiparesis; headaches; facial weakness; and personality change. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, correspondence and notes relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 46 at first examination in 1954. Conditions mentioned include: cerebral vascular accident; thrombosis; weakness; hemiparesis; speech disorder; headache; and personality change. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts and report relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 52 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: glioblastoma; twitching; weakness; personality change; hemiparesis; vomiting; and drowsiness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed correspondence and notes relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 32 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; confusion; psychopathic personality; seizures; hemiparesis; epilepsy; and amnesia. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed correspondence, notes and chart relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 33 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: left temporal neoplasm; intracranial pressure; language impairment; paresis; incontinence; apathy; and headache. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts and report relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 53 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; seizures; unconsciousness; amnesia; personality change; vomiting; head injury; subdural hygroma; intracranial pressure; laceration; incontinence; and spastic hemiparesis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.