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Nystagmus, Pathologic

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = Involuntary movements of the eye that are divided into two types, jerk and pendular. Jerk nystagmus has a slow phase in one direction followed by a corrective fast phase in the opposite direction, and is usually caused by central or peripheral vestibular dysfunction. Pendular nystagmus features oscillations that are of equal velocity in both directions and this condition is often associated with visual loss early in life.,Created For = LHSA-Dott

Found in 385 Collections and/or Records:

PR1.421, 1931

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.421
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes, charts and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 64 at first examination in 1931. Conditions mentioned include: headache; loss of balance; vomiting; deafness; nystagmus; and meningioma. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1931

PR1.545, 1932-1943

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.545
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts and reports relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 1 at first examination in 1932. Conditions mentioned include: failure of vision; head injury; nystagmus; haemorrhage; and vomiting. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1932-1943

PR1.735, 1934-1936

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.735
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, reports, autopsy report, photographs and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 12 at first examination in 1934. Conditions mentioned include: headache; vomiting; hypertonia; nystagmus; dermoid cyst; glioma; and meningitis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital following multiple admissions.

Dates: 1934-1936

PR1.748, 1934-1948

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.748
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, notes, reports, newspaper clipping, photographs and correspondence relating to male paitent from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 19 at first examination in 1934. Conditions mentioned include: headache; diplopia; intracranial pressure; tuberculoma; nystagmus; and papilloedema. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1934-1948

PR1.845, 1934

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.845
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts and autopsy report relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 5 at first examination in 1934. Conditions mentioned include: vomiting; nystagmus; seizures; papilloedema; temporal abscess; and meningitis. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1934

PR2.216, 1941

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.216
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, reports, photographs, charts and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 31 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: headache; nystagmus; eye pain; unsteadiness; diplopia; shoulder pain; and encephalomyelitis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1941

PR2.228, 1941

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.228
Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to male patient first examined in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: failure of vision; disseminated sclerosis; nystagmus; and spasticity. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1941

PR2.230, 1941

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.230
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 49 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: anxiety condition; nystagmus; organic nervous disease; and disseminated sclerosis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1941

PR2.468, 1941

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.468
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 18 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; amnesia, unconsciousness; deafness; and facial paresis nystagmus. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1941

PR2.476, 1941-1944

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.476
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence and chart relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 39 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: motor weakness; sensory impairment; involuntary movement of legs; trouble with speech; paroxysmal pain in left side of head and upper extremity; micturition problems; constipation; disseminated sclerosis; and lateral nystagmus. Non-surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1941-1944