University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

Typed case summary, chart, note, photograph, correspondence and autopsy report relating to male soldier from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 24 at first examination in 1940 Conditions mentioned include: headache; vomiting; hand tremor; olfactory aura; facial paresis; glioblastoma multiforme; glioblastoma; anosmia; homonomous hemianopia; defective memory; and epilepsy. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, charts and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 63 at first examination in 1934. Conditions mentioned include: failure of vision; tremor; and tumour. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, notes, reports and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 49 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: tremor; headache; vertigo; cyst; fits; petit mal; glioblastoma; and angioblastoma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, notes and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 65 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: trigeminal neuralgia; epilepsy; seizures; double vision; weakness; tremors; and carcinoma of breast. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, reports, notes, drawing and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 4 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: vomiting; unsteadiness; failure of vision; tremor; meningioma; haemorrhage; and epilepsy. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes,charts and reports relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 41 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: oligodendroglioma; unconsciousness; epilepsy; seizures; weakness; hypotonia; homonymous hemianopia; vomiting; unsteadiness; tremor; and amnesia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 40 at first examination in 1954. Conditions mentioned include: parasagittal meningioma; headache; visual disturbances; lassitude; blindness; tremor; weight gain; personality change; incontinence; epilepsy; and fits. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, reports and charts relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 60 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: malignant astrocytoma; epilepsy; seizures; confusion; altered behaviour; homonymous hemianopia; drowsiness; hemiparesis; papilloedema; chest infection; gait disorder; and tremor. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.