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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:

PR2.13057, 1953-1964

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.13057
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and report relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 27 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: post-traumatic epilepsy; seizures; head injury; diplopia; headaches; and unconsciousness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1953-1964

PR2.13058, 1953

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.13058
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and report relating to female from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 22 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; seizures; headaches; and unconsciousness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1953

PR2.13059, 1953

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.13059
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts and reports relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 38 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; seizures; inadequate personality; head injury; unconsciousness; clonic fits; concussion; and organic deterioration. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1953

PR2.13065, 1953

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.13065
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and chart relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 31 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; seizures; unconsciousness; amnesia; gunshot wound; head injury; poliomyelitis; and weakness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1953

PR2.13067, 1953

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.13067
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, postmortem report, charts and photographs relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 42 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: chronic cerebral abscess; astrocytoma; epilepsy; seizures; unconsciousness; headache; tinnitus; nausea; amnesia; speech disorder; papilloedema; and head injury. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1953

PR2.13068, 1953-1960

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.13068
Scope and Contents

Typed correspondence, notes and report relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 39 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; seizures; incontinence; unconsciousness; headaches; scarlet fever; head injury; and facial asymmetry. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1953-1960

PR2.13070, 1953-1954

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.13070
Scope and Contents

Typed correspondence, notes and report relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 64 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: encephalopathy; vascular diseases; blackouts; epilepsy; seizures; and vertigo. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1953-1954

PR2.13076, 1953

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.13076
Scope and Contents

Typed correspondence and notes relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 60 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; seizures; and gait disorder. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1953

PR2.13077, 1953

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.13077
Scope and Contents

Typed correspondence and notes relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians)first examined in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: unsteadiness; double vision; unconsciousness; tinnitus; epilepsy; and seizures. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1953

PR2.13079, 1953-1955

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.13079
Scope and Contents

Typed correspondence, notes and charts relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 7 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: birth trauma; retarded; developmental delay; epilepsy; hemiplegia; and cerebral lesion. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1953-1955