Vision Disorders

Typed case summary, charts, reports, notes and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 49 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: pituitary chromophobe adenoma; loss of vision; and vasomotor rhinitis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Notes and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 61 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: epileptic attacks; deteriorating vision; spastic hemiparesis; tremor in hands; dysarthria; memory loss; and hypertensive encephalopathy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence and notes relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 32 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: migraines; headaches; and vision disorders. Nonsurgical treatment treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence and notes relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 18 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: diplopia; and visual hallucinations. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts and reports relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 33 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: glioblastoma; headaches; epilepsy; seizures; tinnitus; hypersalivation; amnesia; oedema; vomiting; vision disorder; and papilloedema. 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 53 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: pituitary chromophobe adenoma; vision disorder; and hemianopia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and charts relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 52 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; seizures; clonic tonic fits; tumour; cerebral atrophy; headache; asthenia; hair loss; weight loss; vision disorders; and personality change. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts, reports, postmortem reports and photographs relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 59 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; confusion; fainting attacks; epilepsy; seizures; amnesia; headaches; vision disorder; tinnitus; vertigo; and haematuria. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and chart relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 56 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: disseminated sclerosis; numbness; gait disorder; loss of taste; and vision disorder. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence and notes relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 20 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: post-traumatic epilepsy; seizures; head injury; unconsciouness; vision disorder; dizziness; nausea; and amnesia. No treatment given. Patient discharged.