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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:

PR2.4401, 1945-1956

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.4401
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, autopsy report, reports, photographs and correspondence relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 32 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; and astrocytoma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital following several admissions.

Dates: 1945-1956

PR2.4402, 1946-1953

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.4402
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, reports, notes, photographs and correspondence relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 25 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; headache; nausea; and meningioma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946-1953

PR2.4415, 1946-1962

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.4415
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 17 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946-1962

PR2.4420, 1946

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.4420
Scope and Contents

Notes, report and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 37 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: headache; head injury; fits; and epilepsy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946

PR2.4430, 1946

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.4430
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and report relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 20 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: vasomotor dysfunctions; epilepsy; seizures; unconsciousness; chilblains; and déjà vu. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946

PR2.4435, 1946

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.4435
Scope and Contents

Typed correspondence and notes relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 63 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: bilateral clonic contractions; epilepsy; and progressive mental impairment;. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946

PR2.4438, 1946-1947

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.4438
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence and notes relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 41 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: borderline migraine; epilepsy; vomiting; unconsciousness; and déjà vu. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946-1947

PR2.4445, 1946

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.4445
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence and notes relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 17 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: migraine; sickness; vomiting; and epileptic features. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946

PR2.4456, 1946

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.4456
Scope and Contents

Typed correspondence and notes relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 3 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: degenerative stigmata; mental deficiency; congenital cataract; epilepsy; and clonic convulsions. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946

PR2.4457, 1946-1955

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.4457
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and chart relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 1 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: whooping cough; encephalitis; epilepsy; tonic and clonic contractions; and retarded development Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946-1955