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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:

PR2.19145, 1958

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.19145
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and notes relating to male patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 14 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; acute encephalitis; and brain damage. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1958

PR2.19162, 1958-1961

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.19162
Scope and Contents

Notes, reports, charts and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 16 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: head and facial injury; bifrontal headache; post-traumatic epilepsy; and left hemiparesis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1958-1961

PR2.19166, 1958

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.19166
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and reports relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 35 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: idiopathic epilepsy; light-headedness; and unconsciousness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1958

PR2.19169, 1958-1959

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.19169
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, reports, charts, typed case summary and notes relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 5 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: generalised epilepsy with left temporal spike focus; drowsiness; left ptosis; and vomiting. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1958-1959

PR2.19172, 1958-1959

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.19172
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and notes relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 49 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; black-outs; exhaustion; and memory difficulty. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1958-1959

PR2.19180, 1958

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.19180
Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 2 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: Kernicterus; cerebral damage; epileptic fit; and intellectual disability. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1958

PR2.19184, 1958

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.19184
Scope and Contents

Notes, reports and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 30 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: mental deficiency; epileptic fits; intracranial haemorrhage; and right homonymous hemianopia. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1958

PR2.19188, 1958

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.19188
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and reports relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 39 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; unconsciousness; and chronic otitis media. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1958

PR2.19189, 1957-1958

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.19189
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, notes, charts and reports relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 9 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: cerebral thrombophlebitis; cerebral atrophy; intellectual disability; and petit mal attacks. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1957-1958

PR2.19199, 1958

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.19199
Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 29 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; unconsciousness; and confusion. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1958