University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

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Typed case summary, charts, notes, autopsy report and photograph relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 44 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: glioblastoma; headache; vomiting; photophobia; and confusion. No treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

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Typed case summary, correspondence and chart relating to male captain fromoutside Great Britain aged 35 at first examination in1942 Conditions mentioned include: concussional head injury; headache; amnesia; photophobia; vomiting; and sciatica. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, charts, reports and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 31 at first examination in 1940. Conditions mentioned include: encephalomyelitis; headache; vomiting; and photophobia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Correspondence, report and typed case summary relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 41 at first examination in 1934. Conditions mentioned include: migraine; headache; vomiting; and photophobia. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, charts, notes and black and white photos relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 41 first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: banged head on door; frontal headaches; peculiar behaviour; smells burning; not seeing as well with left eye; photophobia; staggering; vomiting; drowsiness; unconscious; intracranial hypertension; hypertonus of all four limbs; chronic subdural haematoma; and malignant glioma. Surgical...

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Typed case summary, chart and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 45 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: neck pain; vomiting; photophobia; vascular catastrophe; and subarachnoid haemorrhage. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 11 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: fractured skull; head injury; vomiting; photophobia; and sinus thrombosis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, charts, autopsy report, photographs and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 45 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: photophobia; vomiting; headache; and aneurysm. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

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Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and report relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 3 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: tubercular meningitis; jaundice; vomiting; pain; headaches; photophobia; blindness; intracranial pressure; and weakness. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts and photographs relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 37 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: subarachnoid cerebral haemorrhage; aneurysm; unconsciousness; headache; vomiting; photophobia; aphasia; and mental disorders. No treatment given. Patient discharged.