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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:

PR1.742, 1934-1936

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.742
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, notes and correspondence relating to female patient from outside Great Britain aged 27 at first examination in 1934. Conditions mentioned include: paraesthesia; and leptomeningitis. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1934-1936

PR1.751, 1934

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.751
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts and drawing relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 0 at first examination in 1934. Conditions mentioned include: cyst; papilloma; meningioma; ependymoma; fibroma; and meningitis. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1934

PR1.764, 1934-1948

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.764
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, notes, reports, photographs and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 5 at first examination in 1934. Conditions mentioned include: headache; vomiting; seizures; intracranial pressure; cyst and glioma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1934-1948

PR1.780, 1933-1936

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.780
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes and correspondence relating to male patient from outside Great Britain aged 5 at first examination in 1934. Conditions mentioned include: hydrocephalus; and meningitis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1933-1936

PR1.785, 1934

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.785
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, reports, autopsy report and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 13 at first examination in 1934. Conditions mentioned include: meningitis; vomiting; headache; and cerebellar abscess. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1934

PR1.795, 1934-1935

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.795
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 46 at first examination in 1934. Conditions mentioned include: vomiting; seizures; headache; dizziness; intracranial pressure; meningitis; and syphilitic basal meningo-encephalitis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1934-1935

PR1.804, 1934-1938

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.804
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, reports, notes, autopsy report and correspondence relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 17 at first examination in 1934. Conditions mentioned include: headache; vomiting; fainting; meningitis; meningoencephalitis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1934-1938

PR1.818, 1934

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.818
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and photographs relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 0 at first examination in 1934. Conditions mentioned include: oxycephaly; exophthalmos; papilledema; and leptomeningitis. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital on second admission.

Dates: 1934

PR1.822, 1934

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.822
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, autopsy report, photographs and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 33 at first examination in 1934. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; seizures; angioma; and meningitis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died on second admission.

Dates: 1934

PR1.826, 1934-1935

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.826
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, photographs, reports, notes, autopsy report and correspondence relating to male patient from outside Great Britain aged 43 at first examination in 1934. Conditions mentioned include: headache; vomiting; epilepsy; seizures; syphilitic meningoencephalitis; and hypernephromatus tumours. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1934-1935