Astrocytoma

Typed case summary, charts, notes, reports and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 47 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; aphasia; oligoastrocytoma; cyst; and papilledema. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, reports, notes, photographs, x-ray films and correspondence relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 17 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; unsteadiness; vomiting; head injury; failure of vision; and ependymoma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital following several admissions.

Typed case summary, charts, report, autopsy report, photographs and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 20 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: headache; vomitng; hydrocephalus; and astrocytoma. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, reports, notes and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 26 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: fits; unconsciousness; astrocytoma; intracranial pressure; and epilepsy. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, report, notes and correspondence relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 61 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: aphasia; facial twitching; epilepsy; and astrocytoma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, autopsy report, report, charts and photographs relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 46 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: cryptogenic epilepsy; astrocytoma; fits; unconsciousness; incontinence; and clonic movements. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 36 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; headaches; dizziness; vomiting; amnesia; speech disorder; homonymous hemianopia; and papilloedema. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, notes, photographs, chart, postmortem report and reports relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 4 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: cystic astrocytoma of cerebellum; vomiting; unsteadiness of gait; hydrocephalus; vision disorders; constipation; papilloedema; headaches; and hypotonia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts and report relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 40 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; headaches; weakness; nausea; dyspepsia; dizziness; amnesia; vision disorders; head injury; and hemianopia. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, reports, correspondence, note and charts relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 62 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; confusion; headache; vomiting; paralysis; papilloedema; fits; incontinence; and facial weakness. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.