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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:

PR1.1521, 1938

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.1521
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1938

PR1.1535, 1936-1938

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.1535
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, reports, photographs and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 39 at first examination in 1936. Conditions mentioned include: fits; leptomeningitis; abscesses; ventriculitis; and gunshot wound. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1936-1938

PR1.1548, 1938

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.1548
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, report and chart relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 17 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: vomiting; headache; meningitis; tuberculoma; and abscess. Surgical treatment given. Outcome not recorded.

Dates: 1938

PR1.1549, 1938

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.1549
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 50 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: vomiting; headache; dizziness; meningitis; papilloedema; and sarcomatosis of meninges. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1938

PR1.1563, 1938-1945

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.1563
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1938-1945

PR1.1605, 1938-1942

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.1605
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1938-1942

PR1.1621, 1938

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.1621
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, autopsy report, photographs and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 3 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: unsteadiness; squint; hydrocephalus; astrocytoma; meningitis; ventriculitis; and pseudo-hypertrophy. No treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1938

PR1.1634, 1938-1939

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.1634
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, photographs and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 26 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: headache; diplopia; vomiting; intracranial pressure; papilloedema; and meningitis. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1938-1939

PR1.1644, 1939-1940

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.1644
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, photographs, photographic negatives, charts, reports and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 6 at first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: neck pain; vomiting; squint; meningitis; papilloedema; and hydrocephalus. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1939-1940

PR1.1674, 1939

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.1674
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, autopsy report and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 0 at first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: meningitis; and hydrocephalus. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1939