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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:

PR4.367, 1934

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.367
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, typed case summary and notes relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 34 at first examination in 1934. Conditions mentioned include: ?epilepsy; anxiety neurosis; neuritis; and headache. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1934

PR4.379, 1935

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.379
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and notes relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 43 at first examination in 1935. Conditions mentioned include: ?epilepsy; head injury; unconsciousness; and hysteria. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1935

PR4.380, 1935

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.380
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and notes relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 16 at first examination in 1935. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; mental deficiency; infantile encephalitis; and dementia. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1935

PR4.394, 1935-1936

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.394
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and typed case summary relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 23 at first examination in 1935. Conditions mentioned include: headache; fainting turns; ?epilepsy; and numbness in head. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1935-1936

PR4.400, 1938

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.400
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and typed case summary relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 14 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; and mental deficiency. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1938

PR4.416, 1936

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.416
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 42 at first examination in 1936. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; skull fracture; epilepsy; and change of personality. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1936

PR4.426, 1936

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.426
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, typed case summary and notes relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 5 at first examination in 1936. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; developmental delay; amentia; and prenatal malnutrition. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1936

PR4.434, 1936-1938

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.434
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, typed case summary and reports relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 10 at first examination in 1936. Conditions mentioned include: intrauterine injury or birth injury; tetraplegia; epilepsy; and athetosis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1936-1938

PR4.436, 1937

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.436
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 16 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: mental deficiency; epilepsy; cerebral meningitis; and urinary incontinence. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1937

PR4.445, 1958-1964

 Item
Identifier: LHB41 CC/4/PR4.445
Scope and Contents Case summary, charts, health visitors reports, reports and correspondence relating to male patient from east Edinburgh aged 21 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: tuberculosis peritonitis, tuberculous lesion lung - questionable activity, epileptic. No family history of tuberculosis....
Dates: 1958-1964