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Epilepsy

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = A disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of paroxysmal brain dysfunction due to a sudden, disorderly, and excessive neuronal discharge. Epilepsy classification systems are generally based upon: (1) clinical features of the seizure episodes (e.g., motor seizure), (2) etiology (e.g., post-traumatic), (3) anatomic site of seizure origin (e.g., frontal lobe seizure), (4) tendency to spread to other structures in the brain, and (5) temporal patterns (e.g., nocturnal epilepsy).,Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 4350 Collections and/or Records:

Notice for a meeting of the Edinburgh Hunterian Medical Society, 3 November 1841

 Item — Box CLX-A-1591
Identifier: Coll-1848/20-0035
Scope and Contents A rare notice announcing the resuming of meetings of the Edinburgh Hunterian Medical Society. It advertises the lectures of Dr. Lonsdale, Dr. Bates (on epilepsy) and Dr. Mackay (on dystentery) at a meeting of the 1841 Edinburgh Hunterian Medical Society, held at Societies' Hall at Edinburgh University on the 3rd of November 1841.The handbill reads as follows: "This society will resume its meetings on Wednesday by the 10th November 1841. After an address from the President, an...
Dates: 3 November 1841

PR1.4, 1925-1933

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.4
Scope and Contents

Typed case summaries, correspondence, reports, charts and photographs relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians), aged 27 at first examination in 1925. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; aphasia; dysmetria; jaundice; syphilis; and meningitis. Surgical treatment and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged

Dates: 1925-1933

PR1.7, 1925

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.7
Scope and Contents

Typed case summaries, correspondence, reports and photographs relating to male patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland), aged 42 at first examination in 1925. Conditions mentioned include: glioma; epilepsy; papillitis; and astrocytoma. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1925

PR2.5, 1940-1941

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.5
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 63 at first examination in 1940. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; fits; and epilepsy. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1940-1941

PR2.7, 1940-1949

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 27 at first examination in 1940. Conditions mentioned include: headache; epilepsy; and cerebral atrophy. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1940-1949

PR3.3, 1939-1940

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Identifier: LHB40 CC/2/PR3.3
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, notes, correspondence and report relating to male R.A.F. flying officer from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 25 at first examination in 1939 Conditions mentioned include: head injury; paralysis; blurred vision; spasticity; aphasia; and compound skull fracture. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1939-1940

PR3.5, 1940

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Identifier: LHB40 CC/2/PR3.5
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1940

PR3.7, 1940

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Identifier: LHB40 CC/2/PR3.7
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, report and correspondence relating to male soldier from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 23 at first examination in 1940 Conditions mentioned include: head injury; headache; and epilepsy. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1940

PR3.8, 1940

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Identifier: LHB40 CC/2/PR3.8
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male rifleman from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 29 at first examination in 1940 Conditions mentioned include: fits; headaches; facial hypertonus; facial paresis; focal epilepsy; and focal lesion. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1940

PR1.27, 1926-1929

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.27
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes, reports and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians, aged 12 at first examination in 1926. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1926-1929