Hydrocephalus

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.

Typed case summary, correspondence, autopsy report, notes, reports and charts relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 1 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: communicating hydrocephalus; deafness; uncal herniation; and vomiting. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Correspondence, typed case summary, reports, charts and notes relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 0 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: thoracic meningomyelocoele; and hydrocephalus. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 0 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: lumbar meningomyelocoele; hydrocephalus; paresis in legs; and rectal prolapse. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence, reports, typed case summary, notes and charts relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 0 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: meningo-encephalocoele; and hydrocephalus. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, black-and-white photographs, reports, autopsy report, notes and charts relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 0 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: communicating hydrocephalus; stiff neck; anaemia; Arnold-chiari malformation; and jaundice. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 0 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: myelomeningocoele; and communicating hydrocephalus. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Notes, charts, reports, typed case summary and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 1 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: communicating hydrocephalus; vomiting; convulsion; and bronchopneumonia. Surgical 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.

Correspondence and reports relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 16 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: headaches of undetermined cause; and old congenital aqueductal stenosis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.