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Multiple Sclerosis

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = An autoimmune disorder mainly affecting young adults and characterized by destruction of myelin in the central nervous system. ,Created For = LHSA-Dott

Found in 455 Collections and/or Records:

14.8 Female, Single, 25-34 yrs, Other organic psychoses (disseminated sclerosis), September 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/13
Scope and Contents

"Early disseminated. Clean well-doing people, no P.A., thought to be harmonious."

Dates: Other: September 1946

11.46 Female, Single, 35-44 yrs, Other organic psychoses, March 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/10
Scope and Contents

"This woman suffers from disseminated sclerosis, had difficulty in walking. Parents dead, father was a gardener. She lives with one brother and a sister-in-law. Housing 2 rooms for 4, clean, decent people."

Dates: Other: March 1946

15.63 Female, 45-54 yrs, Disseminated sclerosis, Physical illness or invalidism, January 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/14
Scope and Contents

"This woman has desseminated sclerosis and glaucoma, can't walk. Duration 4 years. Can hardly walk at all. Well-to-do. Dr. confirms - double glaucoma. Four rooms, clean, family relationships indifferent."


Brother in study.

Dates: Other: January 1946

16.57 Female, Married, 45-54 yrs, Other organic psychoses (disseminated sclerosis) , January 1947

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/15
Scope and Contents "This woman has disseminated sclerosis, has had it for several years, is blue and syanosed. Parents said both to have died of disseminated. One brother in [redacted], OK. Son killed in the war. Daughter teaches. Home life very unhappy owing to husband. Comfortable. [Female informant] says this woman has paralysis agitans, has been seen in [redacted] and should be seen again but her husband won't send her. Cannot confirm parents, but her mother was paralysed before her...
Dates: Other: January 1947

18.82 Female, Single, 35-44 yrs, Other organic psychoses, June 1947

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/17
Scope and Contents

"Multiple sclerosis, paralysis agitans. Lives alone, doesn't work. Parents dead, father was alcoholic."


Sibling: 18.83

Dates: Other: June 1947

24.69 Female, Single, 15-24 yrs, Chorea, July 1947

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/23
Scope and Contents

'This girl had chorea as a child. Later was in the ATS, was invalided out with disseminated sclerosis and died.'


Relatives in survey: Siblings 24.66, 24.67, 24.68, 24.70, 24.72, 24.73 Mother 24.71

Dates: Other: July 1947

31.37 Female, Married, 45-54 yrs, Other organic psychoses (disseminated sclerosis), August 1945

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/30
Scope and Contents

"This woman has disseminated sclerosis, cannot look after her house properly - it is filthy. Housing: 2 rooms, filthy. Condemned house, rats. Used to go about with two sticks, now in a bath chair."

Dates: Other: August 1945

37.84 Male, 35-44 yrs, Other organic psychoses (disseminated sclerosis), May 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/36
Scope and Contents

"This man has had disseminated sclerosis for the last 10 years - frequently falls, is incontinent. Minister confirms - symptoms came on 8-10 years ao after flu. Used to be a bluff and hearty, rather simple soul."

Dates: Other: May 1946

4.108 Male, Married, 35-44 yrs, Other organic Psychoses (Disseminated Sclerosis), September 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/4
Scope and Contents

"Disseminated sclerosis for at least 6 years, cna oly get about in a chair now. Used to be a farm worker. Wife is gay, goes to dances etc. House dirty."

Dates: Other: September 1946