Surgical Procedures, Operative

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 35 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: aneurysm (right internal carotid artery/anterior choroidal artery); unconsciousness; headache; and neck stiffness. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, autopsy report, notes, reports and charts relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 1 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: communicating hydrocephalus; deafness; uncal herniation; and vomiting. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Correspondence, typed case summary, reports, charts and notes relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 33 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: prolapsed intervertebral disc; lumbago; right-sided sciatica; and radiating pain into thigh. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence, typed case summary, reports, charts and notes relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 18 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: concussional head injury; right extradural haematoma; third nerve palsy; and drowsiness. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence, charts, typed case summary, reports and notes relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 39 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: cervical spondylosis; prolapsed intervertebral disc; pain in arms; and back pain. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence, reports, typed case summary, charts and notes relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 25 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: cervical spinal neurinoma (schwannoma); numbness in right thigh; and weakness of legs and hands. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 51 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: chronic epidural abscess; lumbar pain; lumbar infection; and cystitis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, autopsy report, notes, reports and charts relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 56 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: right cerebral abscess; slurring of speech; confusion; and left hemiparesis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, correspondence, X-ray films, notes, reports and charts relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 51 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: unilateral right-sided parkinsonism; tremor in right arm; slurred speech; and right leg rigidity. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 51 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: parkinsonism; bilateral ptosis; tremor; and rigidity in right limbs. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.