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Meningitis

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = Inflammation of the coverings of the brain and/or spinal cord, which consist of the PIA MATER; ARACHNOID; and DURA MATER. Infections (viral, bacterial, and fungal) are the most common causes of this condition, but subarachnoid hemorrhage ( HEMORRHAGES, SUBARACHNOID), chemical irritation (chemical MENINGITIS), granulomatous conditions, neoplastic conditions ( CARCINOMATOUS MENINGITIS), and other inflammatory conditions may produce this syndrome. ,Created For = LHSA-Dott

Found in 503 Collections and/or Records:

PR2.610, 1942

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.610
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and charts relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 12 at first examination in 1942. Conditions mentioned include: leg pain; headache; tinnitus; and meningitis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1942

PR2.853, 1942

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.853
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and charts relating to male patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland)aged 14 at first examination in 1942. Conditions mentioned include: headaches; dizzy; vomiting; sleepless; diplopia; thrombosis; and meningitis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1942

PR2.893, 1942-1944

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.893
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and notes relating to female patient aged 1 at first examination in 1942. Conditions mentioned include: meningitis; squint; hydrocephalus; and vision impaired. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1942-1944

PR2.930, 1941-1966

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.930
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, reports and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 29 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: headache; vomiting; coma; aphasia; meningitis; and subarachnoid haemorrhage. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1941-1966

PR2.947, 1942

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.947
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes, charts, reports, autopsy report, photographs and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 26 at first examination in 1942. Conditions mentioned include: vomiting; meningitis; hydrocephalus; headache; cyst; astrocytoma; and glioblastoma. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1942

PR2.964, 1941-1942

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.964
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, autopsy report, report and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 51 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: dizziness; unsteadiness; headache; vomiting; diplopia; leptomeningitis; and haemangioblastoma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1941-1942

PR3.104, 1940-1945

 Item
Identifier: LHB40 CC/2/PR3.104
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, reports, correspondence, notes and charts relating to male private from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 35 at first examination in 1940 Conditions mentioned include: papilloedema; headache; ependymoblastoma; diplopia; urinary incontinence; and meningitis. Nonsurgical and surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1940-1945

PR3.134, 1941

 Item
Identifier: LHB40 CC/2/PR3.134
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, chart and correspondence relating to male sapper from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 21 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: head injury; right homonymous hemianopia; skull fracture; infective cerebral thrombo-phlebitis; septic meningitis; and headaches. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1941

PR3.142, 1941

 Item
Identifier: LHB40 CC/2/PR3.142
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male private fromScotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 21 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: concussional head injury; headache; and cerebro-spinal meningitis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1941

PR3.202, 1941

 Item
Identifier: LHB40 CC/2/PR3.202
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and drawings relating to male lieutenant commander fromGreat Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 52 at first examination in1941 Conditions mentioned include: left lumbo-sacral radiculitis; spinal pachymeningitis; and lumbar spinal sciatic pain. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1941