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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:

PR2.21076, 1959

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.21076
Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 12 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; twitching of the mouth; urinary incontinence; and behavioural oddities. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1959

PR2.21105, 1959-1961

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.21105
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, charts, reports and notes relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 16 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; dizziness; twitch in mouth; and headache. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1959-1961

PR2.21110, 1959

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.21110
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, reports, notes and charts relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 32 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: ?epilepsy; loss of consciousness; twitching; and confusion. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1959

PR2.21120, 1959

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.21120
Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 59 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1959

PR2.21121, 1959

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.21121
Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 0 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: capillary hemangiomatosis; focal epilepsy; jacksonian attacks; and facial weakness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1959

PR2.21128, 1959-1961

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.21128
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, notes and reports relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 27 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy (not yet diagnosed); slowness in speech; and convulsions. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1959-1961

PR2.21130, 1959-1973

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.21130
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, notes, reports and typed case summary relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 31 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: arteriovenous malformation (right fronto-parietal); migrainous headache; epilepsy; and paraesthesiae. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1959-1973

PR2.21143, 1959-1962

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.21143
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, reports, correspondence, notes and charts relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 57 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: malignant astrocytoma (right temporal); papilloedema; epilepsy; and headache. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1959-1962

PR2.21162, 1959

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.21162
Scope and Contents

Notes, reports, typed case summary, charts and correspondence relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 47 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; and ?cerebral atrophy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1959

PR2.21163, 1959

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.21163
Scope and Contents

Notes, charts, reports and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 51 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; epilepsy; and loss of consciousness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1959