Brain Abscess

Scope and Contents Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 50 at first examination in 1943. Conditions mentioned include: neck pain; cerebral abscess; and encephalitis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary and charts relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 32 at first examination in 1942. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; haemorrhage; and cerebral abscess. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, charts, autopsy report and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 30 at first examination in 1943. Conditions mentioned include: cerebral abscess. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, charts, reports, drawings, photographs and correspondence relating to female from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 24 at first examination in 1943. Conditions mentioned include: intracranial abscess; osteomyelitis; deafness; papilloedema; and pyemia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Autopsy report relating to female aged 54 at first examination in 1943. Conditions mentioned include: cerebral abscess. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, charts, autopsy report, photographs and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 13 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: cerebellar abscess. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, charts, autopsy report and correspondence relating to male patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 11 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: headache; vomiting; meningitis; and thrombophlebitis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians)aged 4 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: fits; sore head; cerebral abscess; aphasia; facial weakness; bilateral suppurative otitis media; and hemiparesis. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Scope and Contents Notes, chart and correspondence relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 25 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: brain abscess; epilepsy; and personality change. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 26 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: cerebellar abscess; headache; vomiting; and dizziness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.