Intracranial Pressure

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Typed case summary and reports relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 6 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: tuberculosis meningitis; intracranial pressure; brainstem adhesions; and blindness. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, note, reports, charts and correspondence relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 21 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: cerebral tumour; lung lesion; headache; vomiting; unsteadiness; ataxia; cystic astrocytoma; staggering gait; papilloedema; nystagmus; dysarthria; obstructive hydrocephalus; and intracranial pressure. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged

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Typed case summary, note, charts and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 40 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: external otitic hydrocephalus; papiloedema; headache; intracranial pressure; vomiting; and venous sinus thrombosis. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged

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Typed case summary, autopsy report, reports, notes and charts relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothian) aged 15 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: tuberculous meningitis; rasied intracranial pressure; optic atrophy; lassitude; insomnia; anorexia; and pilmonary tuberculous lesions. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

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Typed case summary, correspondence and chart relating to male soldier from outside Great Britain aged 40 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: headaches due to persistently increased intracranial pressure following head injury; and postural dizziness. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 64 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: ?aseptic meningitis; ear pain; facial paralysis; and vomiting. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, charts, notes, reports, autopsy report and correspondence relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 46 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: increase intracranial pressure; headache; bilateral papilloedema; right abducens palsy; paresis; hypoglossal palsy; fulminating bronchopneumonia; chordoma; blurred vision; blindness; ptosis; obesity; haemorrhage; vomiting; venous sinus thrombosis; arterial hypertension; and carcinoma of the rectum....

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Typed case summary, reports, notes and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 36 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: headache; failure of vision; diplopia; vomiting; papilloedema; and intracranial pressure. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, note, charts, reports and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 0 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: hydrocephalus; vomiting; intracranial pressure; birth injury; attacks of twitching; grand mal attacks; retarded development; and meningitis. Surgical and nosurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, chart, report and drawing relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 15 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: chronic subdural effusion; papilloedema; diplopia; head injury; headache; subdural haematoma; headache; and intracranial pressure. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.