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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:

PR2.16963, 1956

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.16963
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, charts and notes relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 19 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: epileptic seizures. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1956

PR2.16964, 1956

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.16964
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, typed case summary and notes relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 29 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: chronic ear disease; and epilepsy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1956

PR2.16965, 1956

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.16965
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and notes relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 38 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: psychiatric condition. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1956

PR2.16966, 1956-1960

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.16966
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence and notes relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 50 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: brachialgia; epileptic; and numbness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1956-1960

PR2.16972, 1956

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.16972
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and notes relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 39 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1956

PR2.16983, 1956-1972

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.16983
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 21 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: hemiparesis; epilepsy; and post-puerperal venous thrombosis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1956-1972

PR2.16993, 1956

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.16993
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and notes relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 2 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: vomiting; epileptic fits; and port-wine naevus. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1956

PR2.17000, 1956-1960

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.17000
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes, correspondence and charts relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 13 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: compound depressed skull fracture; diplopia; and epileptic attacks. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1956-1960

PR2.17009, 1956-1959

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.17009
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 31 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: headache; epilepsy; and glycosuria. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1956-1959

PR2.17019, 1956-1957

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.17019
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and notes relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 60 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: epileptic attacks. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1956-1957