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Diffuse Cerebral Sclerosis of Schilder

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = A rare central nervous system demyelinating condition affecting children and young adults. Pathologic findings include a large, sharply defined, asymmetric focus of myelin destruction that may involve an entire lobe or cerebral hemisphere. The clinical course tends to be progressive and includes dementia, cortical blindness, cortical deafness, spastic hemiplegia, and pseudobulbar palsy. ,Created For = LHSA-Dott

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

PR2.3001, 1944-1945

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.3001
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and report relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 43 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: Schilder's Disease; Wernicke's encephalopathy; diffuse sclerosis; headaches; memory loss; and vision problems. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1944-1945

PR2.6620, 1948

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.6620
Scope and Contents

Notes and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 2 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: fits; epilepsy; and Schilder's encephalopathy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1948

PR2.6919, 1948-1949

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.6919
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, autopsy report and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 6 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: encephalitis periaxialis; hypokinesis; and basal ganglia disease. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1948-1949

PR2.8142, 1948

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.8142
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, autopsy report and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 3 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: convulsions; facial paresis; and Schilder's encephalitis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1948

PR2.8530, 1949

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.8530
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, notes, autopsy report and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 35 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: encephalitis; Schilder's disease; haemorrhages; fits; unconsciousness; and cerebral atrophy. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1949

PR2.17345, 1957-1958

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.17345
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 6 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: Schilder's disease; epileptic attacks; and blind. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1957-1958

PR2.19431, 1958

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.19431
Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to female patient from outside Great Britain aged 13 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: possibly Schilder's disease. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1958

PR2.20618, 1959

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.20618
Scope and Contents

Autopsy report, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 2 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: diffuse cerebral sclerosis (Schilder's disease or Wilson's disease); walking difficulty; talking difficulty; and headache. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1959