Dizziness

Typed case summary relating to male soldier from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 37 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: gunshot wound to head; dizziness; and nystagmus. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary relating to male sailor from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 55 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: focal epilepsy due to meningo-vascular type of neurosyphilis; bronchiectasis; dizziness; and gustatory and olfactory hallucinations. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, chart and report relating to male soldier from outside Great Britain aged 38 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: glioblastoma (left temporal lobe); dizziness; memory and speech impairment; and papilloedema. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary relating to male soldier from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 37 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: gunshot wound to head (left temporal region); temporary right hemiplegia; aphasia; and giddy attacks. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary relating to male soldier from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 25 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: anxiety neurosis following head injury of moderate severity; left hemi-hypoaesthesia; insomnia; and dizziness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, chart and correspondence relating to male soldier from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 20 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: gunshot wound to the skull (left frontal region); scalp neuritis; skull defect; and dizziness. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, report and chart relating to male airman from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 30 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: post-traumatic epilepsy of minor type; concussional head injuries; nausea; and giddiness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, report and charts relating to male lorry driver from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 27 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: sciatica due to prolapsed intervertebral disc; lumbar pain; headaches; and dizziness. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, report, correspondence, autopsy report and black-and-white photograph relating to male sailor from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 24 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: cerebral abscess and oedema; pulmonary abscess; giddiness; and vertex headaches. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, hospital forms and charts relating to male soldier from outside Great Britain aged 27 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: concussional head injury; scalp lacerations; dizziness; and slight weakness of left arm due to trauma to brachial plexus or disc lesion. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.