Surgical Procedures, Operative

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Typed case summary, correspondence and charts relating to male sailor from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 40 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: traumatic lesion (disseminated blood extravasation) of lumbar enlargement of spinal cord; complete paralysis of legs; and paraesthesiae. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, correspondence and charts relating to male driver from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 19 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: penetrating wound to the skull (left parietal region); resultant right hemiparesis; dysphasia; and acalculia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, correspondence, charts, notes. autopsy report, reports and photograph relating to male airman from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 24 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: intrinsic tumour (probably glioma) of brain stem; diplopia, headaches; and severe neck pain. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

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Typed case summary relating to male soldier from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 27 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: compound fracture of left frontal sinus; cerebrospinal fluid leak from nose; and post-operative epilepsy attack. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary and chart relating to male soldier from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 19 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: penetrating wound in left temporal region; four small metallic foreign bodies in scalp; penetrating wound in left arm and cheek; and wound infection. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, correspondence and charts relating to male soldier from outside Great Britain aged 37 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: prolapsed disc displacement; chronic backache; left sciatic pain; and left sciatic neuritis. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, charts and correspondence relating to male airman from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 24 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: mortar fragment wound of head; fracture of skull; considerable damage to underlying brain; and right hemianopia. Nonsurgical and surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, X-ray films, photographs, notes, autopsy report, charts, correspondence and report relating to male soldier from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 27 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: penetrating mortar wound to left occipito-parietal region with severe residual difficulties; dysphasia; intermittent meningitis; and right-sided hemianopia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital after several...

Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and chart relating to male soldier from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 19 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: gunshot wound to skull and shoulder; diplopia; mild anxiety neurosis; and minimal sign of cerebral damage. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, charts and correspondence relating to male soldier from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 40 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: chronic lumbar backache; referred left sciatic pain due to prolapsed intervertebral disc. Nonsurgical and surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.