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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:

PR4.565, 1932

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.565
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, typed case summary and notes relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 4 at first examination in 1932. Conditions mentioned include: developmental delay; epilepsy; and cortical sclerosis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1932

PR4.571, 1931-1934

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.571
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, typed case summary and notes relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 26 at first examination in 1932. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; epilepsy; headache; and memory impairment. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1931-1934

PR4.573, 1930-1932

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.573
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, typed case summary and notes relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 19 at first examination in 1932. Conditions mentioned include: cortical sclerosis; epilepsy; and headache. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1930-1932

PR4.575, 1932

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.575
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 15 at first examination in 1932. Conditions mentioned include: encephalitis lethargica; epilepsy; drowsiness; and confusion. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1932

PR4.576, 1932

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.576
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and notes relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 2 at first examination in 1932. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; and mental retardation. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1932

PR4.578, 1930-1933

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.578
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, notes and typed case summary relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 12 at first examination in 1932. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; cerebral sclerosis; and aphasia. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1930-1933

PR4.579, 1932

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.579
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and notes relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 27 at first examination in 1932. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1932

PR4.582, 1932-1938

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.582
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, typed case summary and notes relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 3 at first examination in 1932. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; speech difficulty; mental deficiency; and walking difficulty. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1932-1938

PR4.587, 1932

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.587
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and typed case summary relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 9 at first examination in 1932. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; hemiparesis; and aphasia. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1932

PR4.590, 1932-1947

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.590
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, typed case summary and notes relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 25 at first examination in 1932. Conditions mentioned include: post-traumatic epilepsy; concussional head injury; headache; and cortical sclerosis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1932-1947