University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

Typed case summary, note, correspondence and autopsy report relating to male squadron leader fromGreat Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 25 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: contusion of cerebral base and brain stem; hyperpnoea; haemorrhage; skull fracture; and severe cranio-cerebral injury. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary and autopsy report relating to male lance corporal fromEdinburgh and the Lothians aged 32 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: head injury; skull fracture; multiple bone fractures; brain contusions; and haemorrhages. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, report and correspondence relating to male leading aircraftmanfrom Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 23 at first examination in 1942 Conditions mentioned include: severe cerebral contusion; anxiety neurosis with hysterical features; head injury; headache; amnesia; fractured skull; aphasia; depression; dyslexia; and concussion. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, chart, photographs and correspondence relating to male craftsman fromGreat Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 22 at first examination in1942 Conditions mentioned include: concussional head injury; headache; dizziness; ptosis; facial weakness; diplopia; cerebral contusion; skull fracture; amnesia; third nerve palsy; attacks of unconsciousness; and atrophic cicatrisation of brain. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Autopsy report relating to male patient aged 32 at first examination in 1942. Conditions mentioned include: skull fracture; and contusions. No treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, charts and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 4 at first examination in 1943. Conditions mentioned include: brain injury; fractured skull; contusions; head injury; and fits. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary and autopsy report relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 52 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: cerebral contusion and laceration; skull fracture; head injury; and haemorrhage. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, notes and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 2 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: skull fracture; cerebral contusion; and hemiparesis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.