University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

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Typed case summary, charts and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 31 at first examination in 1932. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; headache; ptosis; diplopia; vomiting; dysarthria; failure of vision; oedema; and tumour. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland)aged 10 at first examination in 1942. Conditions mentioned include: unconsciousness; petit mal; erythema; twitching; staggering of gait; vomiting; double vision; depression; epanutin in toxication; gingivitis; ataxia; nystagmus; and slurring of speech. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, black and white photographs, notes, correspondence and charts relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothiansaged 57 at first examination in 1942. Conditions mentioned include: headaches; sleepy; sickness; difficulties with speech; slow; apathetic; meningioma; and comprehension difficulties. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, correspondence, charts and report relating to male from outside Great Britain aged 28 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: headaches; vomiting; horizontal diplopia; poor concentration; absences; deterioration of vision; slow speech; third ventricle tumour; and cerebral tumour. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, correspondence, charts , autopsy reports and black and white photographs relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 18 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: double vision; giddiness; headache; stiff neck; vomiting; sleep disturbances; squint in eye; ependymona; loss of conscienceness; fits; glandular mass on neck; lack of energy; dysarthria; difficultly with vision; difficultly swallowing; weight loss; facial weakness; and homonymous...

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Typed case summary, notes and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothiansaged 10 at first examination in 1942. Conditions mentioned include: headache; vomiting; speech slower; unsteady; and hysteria. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, chart and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 44 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: cerebral tumour; headache; vomiting; and dysarthria. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

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Typed case summary and autopsy report relating to female patient aged 63 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: subdural haematoma; occipital headache; vomiting; drowsiness; and dysarthria. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

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Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, report and charts relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 23 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: Jacksonian epilepsy; cervical rib syndrome; scarlatina; seizures; weakness; speech disorder; vertigo; headache; vomiting; nystagmus; and high blood pressure. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, reports, charts and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 34 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: neck pain; vomiting; dysarthria; cerebellar tumour; and polycystic disease with hypernephroma formation. Surgical treatment given. Patient died after several admissions.