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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:

PR4.1162, 1937

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1162
Scope and Contents

Report, correspondence, charts and typed case summary relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 10 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: cerebral birth injury; epilepsy; ataxia; and gliosis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1937

PR4.1163, 1937-1938

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1163
Scope and Contents

Report, correspondence, charts and typed case summary relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 52 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: brain atrophy; mild dementia; epilepsy; and headache. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1937-1938

PR4.1165, 1937

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1165
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 24 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; and mental deterioration. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1937

PR4.1166, 1937-1938

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1166
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and notes relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 14 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; mental deficiency; ataxia; and spasticity. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1937-1938

PR4.1170, 1937-1938

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1170
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and typed case summary relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 35 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; microcephaly; diplopia; and choreiform movements. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1937-1938

PR4.1172, 1938

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1172
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and typed case summary relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 0 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; gliosis; mental deficiency; and plagiocephaly. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1938

PR4.1173, 1938-1945

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1173
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, notes and typed case summary relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 59 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: cerebral artery thrombosis; hemiplegia; aphasia; and epilepsy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1938-1945

PR4.1174, 1937-1938

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1174
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and typed case summary relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 33 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: chronic encephalitis; epilepsy; facial asymmetry; and hypertonus. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1937-1938

PR4.1177, 1933-1949

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1177
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, typed case summary and notes relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 16 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: narcolepsy; epilepsy; vasospasm; and anxiety neurosis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1933-1949

PR4.1180, 1938

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1180
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and typed case summary relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 5 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: ?encephalitis; epilepsy; mutism; and difficulty swallowing. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1938