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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:

PR4.457, 1937-1942

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.457
Scope and Contents

Notes and correspondence relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 19 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: depression; hallucinations; suicidal tendencies; and hystero-epilepsy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1937-1942

PR4.460, 1937

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.460
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 2 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: birth injury; mental deficiency; microcephaly; and epilepsy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1937

PR4.490, 1940-1941

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.490
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts and reports relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 47 at first examination in 1940. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; ?Alzheimer disease; confusion; and seizures. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1940-1941

PR4.491, 1940

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.491
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 18 at first examination in 1940. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; convulsions; post-traumatic epilepsy; and nystagmus. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1940

PR4.492, 1940-1944

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.492
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 6 at first examination in 1940. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; vomiting; nausea; and speech difficulty. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1940-1944

PR4.494, 1940

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.494
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence and notes relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 56 at first examination in 1940. Conditions mentioned include: ?brain tumour; epilepsy; confusion; and hemianopia. No treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1940

PR4.497, 1940-1945

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.497
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, notes and typed case summary relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 4 at first examination in 1940. Conditions mentioned include: pyogenic septicaemia; encephalitis; epilepsy; and mental deficiency. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1940-1945

PR4.498, 1940

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.498
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and typed case summary relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 56 at first examination in 1940. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; post-traumatic epilepsy; deafness in left ear; and acoustic hallucinations. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1940

PR4.499, 1940

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.499
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 4 at first examination in 1940. Conditions mentioned include: concussional head injury; unconsciousness; and epilepsy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1940

PR4.505, 1940

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.505
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 21 at first examination in 1940. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; post-traumatic epilepsy; headache; and blurry vision. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1940