Meningitis

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 53 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: pneumococcal meningitis; spinal injury; work accident; and spinal fracture. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary and charts relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 44 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: meningitis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male from outside Great Britain aged 42 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: vertigo; dizziness; encephalitis; head injury; and meningitis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, report, photographs and correspondence relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 8 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; headache; vomiting; hydrocephalus; somnolence; and meningitis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, reports, drawing and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 0 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: meningitis; hydrocephalus; vomiting; and intracranial pressure. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, report and correspondence relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 52 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: meningitis; headache; and thrombophlebitis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, autopsy report, photographs and charts relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 37 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: tuberculoma; vomiting; staggering; somnolence; tuberculous meningitis; and hydrocephalus. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary and photographs relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 41 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; headache; skull fracture; meningitis; venous thrombosis; and thrombophlebitis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, charts, reports, notes, autopsy report and correspondence relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 42 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: internal hydrocephalus; stenosis of Sylvian aqueduct; facial oedema; papilloedema; headache; unsteadiness; nausea; fits; and meningitis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital after several admissions.

Typed case summary, charts and correspondence relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 17 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: dizziness; headache; papilloedema; meningitis; hydrocephalus; vertigo; and encephalitis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.