Surgical Procedures, Operative

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and charts relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 30 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: prolapsed intervertebral disc; and sciatica. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts and reports relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 43 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: prolapsed intervertebral disc; low back pain; and sciatica. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and charts relating to male patient from outside Great Britain aged 73 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: acoustic neuroma; vertigo; deafness; facial pain; numbness; gait disorder; unconsciousness; amnesia; vomiting; vision disorder; nystagmus; arteriosclerotis; and akinetic Parkinsonism. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports, postmortem reports, chart and photographs relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 21 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: cerebral haemorrhage; chorioepithelioma of uterus; metastasis, ruptured spleen; oligaemic shock; headache; vomiting; papilloedema; and excessive fatigue. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts, reports, postmortem report and photographs relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 45 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: glioblastoma multiforme; brain haemorrhage; epilepsy; clonic facial twitch; seizures; spasms; unconsciousness; hemiparesis; headaches; facial weakness; and personality change. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and chart relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 29 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; extradural haematoma; drowsiness; mentally backward; skull deformity; and hydrocephalus. No treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and charts relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 72 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: paroxysmal trigeminal neuralgia; facial pain; high blood pressure; and headaches. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, report, charts and x-rays relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 47 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: aneurysm; intracranial haemorrhage; headache; personality disorder; unconsciousness; amnesia; vertigo; and incontinence. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, note, report and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 71 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: paroxysmal trigeminal neuralgia; and pain in region of eye and cheek. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, reports, charts and notes relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 39 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: prolapsed intervertebral disc; and wound infection. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.