Surgical Procedures, Operative

Correspondence, type case summary, charts and notes relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 41 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: prolapsed intervertebral disc; backache; left-sided sciatica; and radiating pain in toes. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts and notes relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 53 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: prolapsed intervertebral disc; backache; and right-sided sciatica. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, reports, correspondence and notes relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 49 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: prolapsed intervertebral disc; pain in buttock; backache; and right-sided sciatica. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Notes, correspondence, typed case summary, charts and reports relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 49 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: spinal meningioma; pain in inguinal region; paraesthesiae in left foot; and low lumbar backache. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Notes, typed case summary, charts and reports relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 60 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: dorsal anaplastic metastatic carcinoma probably originating from lung; numbness in legs; and retention of urine. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 59 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: parkinsonism; tremor; rigidity; and confusion. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence, tracer card, typed case summary, X-ray films, charts, notes and reports relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 53 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: Parkinsonism; tremor; and mild speech difficulty. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 45 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: malignant astrocytoma (left parietal); dysphasia; right homonymous hemianopia; and left hemiparesis. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 52 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: malignant glioma (left frontal); apathy; drowsiness; and confusion. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence, autopsy report, charts, typed case summary, reports and notes relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 16 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: encephalitis; spastic weakness of all limbs; bilateral sixth nerve palsy; and pneumothorax. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.