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Typed notes and chart relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 0 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: meningitis; cerebral oedema; hydrocephalus; and intracranial pressure. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts and reports relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 1 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: cerebellar medulloblastoma; vomiting; developmental delay; intracranial pressure; papilloedema; nystagmus; hydrocephalus; hypotonia; and hemiparesis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed correspondence, notes, charts, reports, autopsy report and photograph relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 39 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: glioma; reading difficulties; hemianopsia; numbness; gait disorder; hemiplegia; drowsiness; headache; vomiting; incontinence; apathy; and intracranial pressure. No treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts, autopsy report, reports and photograph relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 15 at first examination in 1954. Conditions mentioned include: basal leptomeningeal fibrosis; obstruction of foramen of Magendie; allergic reaction; arachnoiditis; vertigo; unconsciousness; headache; papilloedema; hypertension; hydrocephalus; intracranial pressure; nausea; and vomiting. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died...

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Typed correspondence, notes and autopsy report relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 67 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: feeling of pressure across temples; headaches; cerebral atrophy; hypertension; and arteriosclerosis. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed correspondence, notes and chart relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 33 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: left temporal neoplasm; intracranial pressure; language impairment; paresis; incontinence; apathy; and headache. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed correspondence, notes and charts relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 39 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; extradural haematoma; unconsciousness; brain stem ischaemia; and intracranial pressure. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

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Typed correspondence and notes relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 27 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: intracranial aneurysm; neck pain; light-headedness; head pressure; and fatigue. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed correspondence, notes, charts and reports relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 0 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: hydrocephalus; occipital meningocele; phlebothrombosis; epilepsy; seizures; cerebral damage; intracranial pressure; developmental delay; a vegetable mentally. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, notes, and charts relating to male aged 17 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: multiple chest and head injuries; intracranial pressure; broncho-pneumonia; petechial haemorrhages; and ischaemia. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hosptial.