Hydrocephalus

Typed case summary, chart and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 8 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: headache; staggering; hydrocephalus; and papilloedema. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, reports, autopsy report and correspondence relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 35 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: chromophobe adenoma; staggering; abnormal hormone balance; and hydrocephalus. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 1 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: hydrocephalus; birth injury; and muscle spasticity. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, notes, charts, reports and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 28 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: hydrocephalus; convulsions; epilepsy; tinnitus; and staggering. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, chart and reports relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 20 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: hydrocephalus; headache; vomiting; and meningitis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, notes and chart relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 35 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: hydrocephalus; dizziness; headache; tinnitus; and otitis media. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 1 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: hydrocephalus. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, report and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 13 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: headache; vomitng; diplopia; and hydrocephalus. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, reports, autopsy report, photographs and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 30 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: hydrocephalus; limb weakness; dizziness; tumour; and cavernous telangiectasis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, charts, reports, photographs and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 0 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: spina bifida; meningomyelocele; hydrocephalus; and Arnold-Chiari malformation. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital after several admissions.