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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:

PR2.7083, 1948-1952

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7083
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and report relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 0 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: encephalitis following vaccination; vomiting; epilepsy; fits; vision disorders; deafness; and facial asymmetry. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1948-1952

PR2.7100, 1948

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7100
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence and notes relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 1 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; epileptic seizure; vomiting; and clonic convulsions. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1948

PR2.7103, 1948-1950

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7103
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and chart relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 3 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: birth injury; mental disability; physical disability; epilepsy; seizures; ataxia; and hemiparesis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1948-1950

PR2.7112, 1948-1955

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7112
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 40 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; dysphasia; facial paresis; spasms; epilepsy; and seizures. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1948-1955

PR2.7119, 1948-1949

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7119
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and report relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 50 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; seizures; unconsciousness; and high blood pressure. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1948-1949

PR2.7128, 1948

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7128
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, chart and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 27 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; and unconsciousness. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1948

PR2.7131, 1948-1955

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7131
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, reports and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 28 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: fits; and epilepsy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1948-1955

PR2.7135, 1948-1950

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7135
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, chart and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 19 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: unconsciousness; and epilepsy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1948-1950

PR2.7144, 1948

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7144
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 46 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; failure of vision; and degenerative changes in brain. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1948

PR2.7169, 1948-1949

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7169
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, chart and report relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 56 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1948-1949