University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

Typed case summary, reports and correspondence relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 35 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: back injury, sciatica; prolapsed intervertebral disc; epilepsy; and paraplegia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, reports and correspondence relating to male patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 46 at first examination in 1935. Conditions mentioned include: ?atypical disseminated sclerosis; mild spastic paraplegia; right-sided sciatica; and pain in toes and ankles. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, notes, autopsy report and charts relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 71 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: secondary carcinoma of spine; pain; spinal cord compression; unsteadiness; and paraplegia. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence and typed case summary relating to male from outside Great Britain aged 47 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: cauda equina lesion; low back pain; post-operative paraplegia; and sciatica. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 43 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: cauda equina lesion; intractable pain; paraplegia below knees; and sciatica. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.