Epilepsy

Typed case summary, correspondence and notes relating to male airman from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 49 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: post-traumatic epilepsy; concussional head injuries; unconsciousness; and convulsions. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence and report relating to male soldier from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 26 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; schizophrenic psychosis; hallucinations; and epileptiform seizures. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary and charts relating to male sailor from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 24 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: severe contusional cerebral injury with skull fracture; epileptic attacks; and extradural and subdural haemorrhages. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary and charts relating to female WRNS member from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 28 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy of unknown origin; and recurrent otitis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, black-and-white photographs, notes, reports, x-ray films, correspondence and charts relating to male soldier from outside Great Britain aged 25 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: penetrating gunshot wound to left orbit, frontal sinuses and right frontal lobe; epilepsy; memory defects; and destruction of eye. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary relating to male soldier from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 29 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy probably due to post-thrombolic cicatrix; dyspnoea; and bilateral otitis media. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, charts and notes relating to male soldier from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 31 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: penetrating gunshot wound to skull, left thigh, finger and ankle; consequent infrequent epilepsy; and moderate dysarthria. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, note, correspondence and chart relating to male pensioner from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 29 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy, either due to small epidermoid cyst or concussional head injury. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male soldier from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 28 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: post-traumatic focal epilepsy following penetrating missile wound to fronto-temporal area of skull; and localised cerebral laceration. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, report, notes and correspondence relating to male pensioner from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 34 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: gunshot wound to face; post-traumatic epilepsy; headache; and periods of grave behaviouristic disturbances. No treatment given. Patient discharged.