Astrocytoma

Typed case summary, charts, notes, report, drawing and correspondence relating to female from outside Great Britain aged 17 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: tinnitus; astrocytoma; diplopia; nausea; nystagmus;and cellulitis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, charts, report, notes, autopsy report and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 25 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: headache; unconsciousness; astrocytoma; fits; unsteadiness; and fatigue. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital on second admission.

Typed case summary, reports, charts and correspondence relating to female from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 40 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: headache; vomiting; epilepsy; and astrocytoma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, chart and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 6 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: headache; vomiting; dizziness; and astrocytoma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, report and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 4 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; unsteadiness; vomiting; headache; and neck pain. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, report, autopsy report, photographs and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 58 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; memory difficulties; and epilepsy. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, charts and correspondence relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 19 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; numbness; syringomyelia; limb weakness; neck pain; back pain; shoulder pain; unsteadiness; and cyst. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, reports, autopsy report, photographs and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 48 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: astroblastoma; astrocytoma; numbness; headache; vomiting; papilloedema; and cyst. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, charts, notes, report and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 17 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; astrocytoma; failure of vision; and headache. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, reports, charts, autopay report, photographs and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 4 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: fits; intracranial pressure; posterior fossa abscess; hydrocephalus; and astrocytoma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.