Astrocytoma

Typed case summary, report, chart, and note relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 54 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: malignant astrocytoma. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, reports, note and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 36 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: glioma; malignant astrocytoma; headache; vomiting; epilepsy; hemianopia; ptosis; post operative extradural clot; and asterognosis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, notes, reports, charts and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 6 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; Jacksonian epilepsy; fits; hemiparesis; and facio-brachial paresis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, autopsy report, charts and reports relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 54 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: malignant astrocytoma; bilateral frontal tumour; and incontinence. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, reports, autopsy report, photographs, charts, notes and correspondence relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 29 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; hemiplegia; hemiparesis; astrocytoma; subdural frontal abscess; and oligodendroglioma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, autopsy report, charts, reports and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 69 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: malignant astrocytoma; paresis; cerebral arterio-sclerosis; thrombosis; Jacksonian seizures; and bronchopneumonia. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, reports and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 58 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; intellectual deterioration; incontinence; papilloedema; homonymous hemianopia; and ptosis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, reports, charts, notes and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 31 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; headache; and vomiting. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed postmortem report relating to male patient aged 55 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; and disseminated sclerosis. No treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts, reports, postmortem reports and photographs relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 59 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; confusion; fainting attacks; epilepsy; seizures; amnesia; headaches; vision disorder; tinnitus; vertigo; and haematuria. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.