Intracranial Pressure

Typed case summary, charts and notes relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 23 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: vomiting; intracranial pressure; septic thrombosis; and papilloedema . Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, notes and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 26 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: headache; blindness; intracranial pressure; hydrocephalus; and tuberculoma. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 16 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: intracranial pressure; and meningitis. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, autopsy report, notes, photographs and correspondence relating to female from outside Great Britain aged 24 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: amblyopia; amenorrhoea; headache; vomiting; hydrocephalus; intracranial pressure; and astrocytoma. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, charts, reports, notes and correspondence relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 17 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: headache; fainting; vomiting; arachnoiditis; and intracranial pressure. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, photographs and correspondence relating to male patient from outside Great Britain aged 15 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: skull fracture; head injury; headache; vomiting; intracranial pressure; and narcolepsy. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, tracer card and correspondence relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 2 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: hydrocephalus; cyst; meningitis; vomiting; failure of vision; mental retardation; unsteadiness; and intracranial pressure. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, reports and correspondence relating to female patient from outside Great Britain aged 45 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: headache; failure of vision; diplopia; intracranial pressure; and glioblastoma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, charts, reports, photographs and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 11 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: headache; dizziness; failure of vision; intracranial pressure; and meningitis. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, reports, charts, autopsy report, photographs and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 38 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: headache; dizziness; staggering; intracranial pressure; cyst; haemorrhage; arteriosclerosis; and ventricular hypertrophy. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital on second admission.