Meningitis

Typed case summary, charts and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 4 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: fits; and meningitis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Notes and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 0 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: encephalitis; meningitis; and hydrocephalus. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, notes and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 40 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: anxiety neurosis; chronic serous meningitis; adhesions; and intermittent hydrocephalus. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, charts, reports and note relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 1 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: intracerebral abscess; right hemiparesis; meningitis; thrombophlebitis, dysphasia; and hydrocephalus. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 26 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: arterialised angioma; meningitis; and epilepsy. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, correspondence, chart and report relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 52 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: paroxysmal trigeminal syndrome; and post-operative basal streptococcal meningitis. Nonsurgical and surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and autopsy report relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 30 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: miliary tuberculosis with involvement of the meninges; infected Caesarean wound; headaches; temperature; and hallucinations. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed correspondence and notes relating to female patient aged 1 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: meningitis; and vision problems. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports, autopsy report and photographs relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 17 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: osteitis of skull; multiple subdural and cerebral abscesses; right hemiparesis; papilloedema; homonymous hemianopia; dysphasia; and leptomeningitis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 0 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: meningocele; spina bifida; and meningitis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.