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Typed case summary, reports, notes, charts and correspondence relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 39 at first examination in 1954. Conditions mentioned include: protruded intervertebral disc; lumbar backache; sciatica; epilepsy; back strain; spinal arachnoiditis; hemiparesis; myelitis; and bladder dysfunction. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, reports, charts, note and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 47 at first examination in 1954. Conditions mentioned include: arachnoiditis; vascular insufficiency; disorder of gait; compression of spine; gonorrhoea; meningeal fibrosis; and meningococcal meningitis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, chart, notes, reports and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 56 at first examination in 1954. Conditions mentioned include: cervical spondylosis; spinal arachnoiditis; back pain; and leg pain. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Reports, notes, charts and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 68 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: myelitis; spinal arachnoiditis; urinary incontinence; paraplegia; and lower limb pain. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts and reports relating to male from outside Great Britain aged 44 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: acoustic neurinoma; hydrocephalus; arachnoiditis; deafness; tinnitus; vomiting; diplopia; headaches; instability; vertigo; numbness; difficulty swallowing; and ataxia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, autopsy report, charts, notes and reports relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 34 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: arachnoiditis; paraparesis; disseminated sclerosis; and spastic ataxic gait. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, notes, chart, report and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 50 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: paraparesis; arachnoid cyst; spinal arachnoiditis; crural pain; paraesthesiae; and incontinence. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts, autopsy report, reports and photograph relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 15 at first examination in 1954. Conditions mentioned include: basal leptomeningeal fibrosis; obstruction of foramen of Magendie; allergic reaction; arachnoiditis; vertigo; unconsciousness; headache; papilloedema; hypertension; hydrocephalus; intracranial pressure; nausea; and vomiting. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died...

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Typed case summary, correspondence, handwritten notes, charts and reports relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 33 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: prolapsed intervertebral disc; back pain; sciatica; radiculitis; arachnoiditis; and depression. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

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Typed case summary, autopsy report, correspondence, reports, charts, notes and x-ray films relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 11 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: aqueduct stenosis; haematoma; arachnoiditis; and abscess. Surgical treatment and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.