Brain Abscess

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, photographs, reports, correspondence, charts and autopsy report relating to male coal miner fromGreat Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 35 at first examination in1941 Conditions mentioned include: compound fracture of skull; fits; diplopia; nystagmus; cerebral abscess; epilepsy; headache; and cerebral cicatrix. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, correspondence, reports and charts relating to male corporal fromGreat Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 22 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: blindness; scalp wounds; compound skull fracture; blepharitis; hypaesthesia; septic sequestrum; and right frontal abscess. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, drawings, charts, correspondence and photographs relating to male corporal fromGreat Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 27 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: head injury; compound skull fracture; headache; dizziness; memory defect; intracranial abscess; slight dysphasic disability; amnesia; anosmia; and displaced left eye. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, charts, and correspondence relating to male gunnerfromGreat Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 32 at first examination in1942 Conditions mentioned include: ear pain; headache; facial paresis; diplopia; papilloedema; chronic suppurative right otitis; mastoiditis; ataxia; meningitis; and hemianopia; post neuritic atrophy; post otitic cerebral abscess. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, correspondence, drawing and chart relating to male driver from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 23 at first examination in1942 Conditions mentioned include: papilloedema; paranasal pan-sinusitis; drowsiness; headache; osteomyelitis of frontal bone; cerebral abscess; petit mal; facial paresis; and incontinence. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary relating to male pensioner from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 41 at first examination in 1943. Conditions mentioned include: fractured skull; brain injury; right hemiplegia; papilloedema; cerebral absecess; and hypotonus. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male private from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 17 at first examination in 1943. Conditions mentioned include: severe frontal headache; abscess in frontal region; and sinusitus. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary and report relating to male major from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 55 at first examination in 1943. Conditions mentioned include: irritation of the scalp; and occipital gland abscess. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, autopsy report, note, reports, photographs and corresponence relating to male able seaman from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 23 at first examination in 1943. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; headache; fever; cerebral abcess; oedema of the brain; wound infection; and acute septic encephalitis. Nonsurgical and surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Scope and Contents Notes and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 20 at first examination in 1931. Conditions mentioned include: cerebral abscess or tumour; fits of rage; headaches; and tremor. No treatment given. Patient discharged.