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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:

PR2.5129, 1947

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.5129
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence and notes relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 48 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: cervical atrophy; depressive psychosis; memory loss; unconsciousness; epileptiform convulsion; aphasia; gait disorder; and hallucinations. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1947

PR2.5133, 1946-1947

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.5133
Scope and Contents

Typed correspondence, notes, report and charts relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 50 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: focal epilepsy; lung abscess; post-operative cerebral venous thrombosis; paralysis; and seizures. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946-1947

PR2.5134, 1947

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.5134
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence and notes relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 31 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; seizures; unconsciousness; incontinence; and dysphasia. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1947

PR2.5136, 1946-1958

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.5136
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and chart relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 39 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: generalised cortical atrophy; fainting; amnesia; unconsciousness; pressure on head; epilepsy; dysrhythmia; and sensory depression. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946-1958

PR2.5138, 1946-1947

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.5138
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, chart and report relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 36 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: intracranial metastasis of breast cancer; headaches; vomiting; papilloedema. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946-1947

PR2.5143, 1947

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.5143
Scope and Contents

Typed correspondence and notes relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 7 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; seizures; influenza; dysrhythmia; Chvostek sign; and incontinence. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1947

PR2.5150, 1941-1947

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.5150
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and report relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 30 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; seizures; amnesia; incontinence; aphasia; head injury; and possible brain tumour. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1941-1947

PR2.5168, 1947

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.5168
Scope and Contents

Typed correspondence and notes relating to male patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 1 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: pyloric stenosis; pneumonia; epilepsy; seizures; spasms; unconsciousness; optic atrophy; and spacity of limbs. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1947

PR2.5171, 1947-1950

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.5171
Scope and Contents

Typed correspondence, notes, report and chart relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 37 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; pain; unconsciousness; aphasia; dysrhythmia; mental illness; partial anaesthesia of leg; rectal bleeding; and possible prolapsed intervertebral disc. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1947-1950

PR2.5190, 1947-1949

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.5190
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, report and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 13 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; and epilepsy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1947-1949