Papilledema

Typed case summary, charts, photographs, report, note, autopsy report and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 6 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: tuberculous meningitis; primary pulmonary tuberculosis; drowsiness; headache; papilloedema; inracranial pressure; and otitis media. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, charts, report and notes relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 42 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: malignant frontal tumour; glioblastoma; fits; papilloedema; aphasia; and incontinence. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, report, charts and correspondence relating to from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 19 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: cerebral birth injury; torsion spasm; athetosis; subarachnoid haemorrhage; papilloedema; spasmodic torticollis; and dysphagia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, reports, notes and correspondence relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 23 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: septum lucidum ependymoblastoma; raised intracranial pressure; headache; deteriorating vision; epileptic manifestations; and papilloedema. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, notes, charts, reports and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 19 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: otits media; epilespy; fits; and papiloedema. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, reports, charts and autopsy report relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 62 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: intracranial haemorrhage; brainstem compression; astrocytoma; hemiplegia; cerebral tumour; comatose; headache; papilloedema; hypertension; and arteriosclerosis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, report, postmortem report and charts relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 47 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: glioblastoma; epilepsy; seizures; weakness; hemiplegia; vomiting; headaches; amnesia; dysrythmia; papilloedema; and intracranial pressure. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts and reports relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 29 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: intracranial venous sinous thrombosis; fractured skull; head injury; epilepsy; seizures; vomiting; headache; amnesia; photophobia; mental disorder; personality change; and papilloedema. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, notes, charts, report and correspondence relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 38 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; papilloedema; headache; hemiparesis; blackouts; epilepsy; facial palsy; and confusion. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, reports, charts and autopsy report relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 19 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: otitis media; vomiting; papilloedema; headache; lumbar pain; confusion; intracranial pressure; photophobia; cerebellar ataxia; intracranial thrombophlebitits; TB meningitis; hydrocephalus; B. Pyocyaneus meningitis; and hemiballismus. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.