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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:

PR2.17409, 1957

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.17409
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and notes relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 18 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1957

PR2.17415, 1957-1961

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.17415
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and reports relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 50 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: post-traumatic epilepsy; termporal injury; and headache. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1957-1961

PR2.17418, 1957-1961

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.17418
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 26 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: brain injury; maxilla fracture; and epilepsy. Surgical treatment and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1957-1961

PR2.17423, 1957

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.17423
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and notes relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 14 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: headache; and epileptic attacks. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1957

PR2.17443, 1957

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.17443
Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 22 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1957

PR2.17446, 1957

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.17446
Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 2 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: birth injury; hemiparesis; and epilepsy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1957

PR2.17448, 1956-1962

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.17448
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 56 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: Horner's syndrome; haematemesis; and epilepsy. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1956-1962

PR2.17465, 1957

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.17465
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and charts relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 34 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; and communicating hydrocephalus. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1957

PR2.17470, 1956-1962

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.17470
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence and notes relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 3 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: infantile hemiplegia; epileptic attacks; and birth injury. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1956-1962

PR2.17488, 1956-1961

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.17488
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports, charts and drawings relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 12 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: craniopharyngioma; headache; and epileptic attacks. Surgical treatment and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital after several admissions.

Dates: 1956-1961