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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:

PR4.909, 1936

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.909
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and notes relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 5 at first examination in 1936. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; developmental delay; birth injury; and mental retardation. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1936

PR4.910, 1936-1958

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.910
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and notes relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 22 at first examination in 1936. Conditions mentioned include: birth injury; epilepsy; hemiplegia; and chorea. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1936-1958

PR4.911, 1936

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.911
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and typed case summary relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 12 at first examination in 1936. Conditions mentioned include: encephalitis; epilepsy; incontinence; and fatigue. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1936

PR4.913, 1936

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.913
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, notes and typed case summary relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 35 at first examination in 1936. Conditions mentioned include: basal or hypothalamic epilepsy; anxiety neurosis; sweating; and alcoholism. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1936

PR4.915, 1936

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.915
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, report and typed case summary relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 4 at first examination in 1936. Conditions mentioned include: basal encephalitis; epilepsy; nausea; and cyanosis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1936

PR4.917, 1936

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.917
Scope and Contents

Notes and typed case summary relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 16 at first examination in 1936. Conditions mentioned include: rheumatic encephalitis; chorea; epilepsy; and fatigue. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1936

PR4.921, 1936-1939

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.921
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, typed case summary and notes relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 9 at first examination in 1936. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; twitching; and unconsciousness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1936-1939

PR4.923, 1936

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.923
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and typed case summary relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 21 at first examination in 1936. Conditions mentioned include: infantile encephalitis; and epilepsy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1936

PR4.926, 1936

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.926
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, reports and typed case summary relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 54 at first examination in 1936. Conditions mentioned include: rheumatoid arthritis; diplopia; epilepsy; and aphasia. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1936

PR4.931, 1936

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.931
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, typed case summary and notes relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 22 at first examination in 1936. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1936