Papilledema

Correspondence, X-ray films, black-and-white photographs, autopsy report, charts, reports, typed case summary and notes relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 3 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: hydrocephalus; bilateral papilloedema; vomiting; and chronic meningitis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital after several admissions.

Correspondence, charts, reports, typed case summary and notes relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 77 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: meningioma (frontal bilateral); bilateral papilloedema; deterioration of vision in right eye; and retention of urine. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence, charts, reports, typed case summary and notes relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 60 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: malignant astrocytoma; headache; dysphasia; and papilloedema. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence, reports, typed case summary, notes and charts relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 43 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: right middle cerebral aneurysm; left hemiplegia; drowsiness; and mild papilloedema. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence and typed case summary relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 66 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: thrombosis of left lateral sinus; mild degree of papilloedema; and residual left facial paresis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence, notes and reports relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 20 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: post-traumatic hydrocephalus; headache; sixth nerve paresis; and papilloedema. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 47 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: malignant glioma (right parietal); paraesthesiae in left forearm; left hemiparesis; and bilateral papilloedema. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence, typed case summary, charts, notes and reports relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 51 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: malignant glioma (left parietal); dysphasia; vomiting; and bilateral papilloedema. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, autopsy report, black-and-white photographs, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 7 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: glioma (cerebellar medulloblastoma); headache; papilloedema; and vomiting. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, correspondence, drawing, notes, reports and charts relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 26 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: external hydrocephalus; brain swelling; dimming of vision; and bilateral papilloedema. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.