Disorders of Excessive Somnolence

Scope and Contents Typed case summary relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians first examined in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: weight loss; somnolence; ptosis; and degenerative disease. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, charts, correspondence, autopsy reports and black and white photographs and notes relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 46 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: neuritis; head injury; headaches; vomiting; loss of vision; fatigue; forgetful; pituitary epidermoid tumour; craniopharyngioma; somnolence; and infantilism. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, charts, autopsy report and photographs relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 67 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: headache; vomiting; somnolence; glioma; and aphasia. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, charts, reports and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 57 at first examination in 1942. Conditions mentioned include: diplopia; failure of vision; somnolence; headache; tremor; and adenocarcinoma. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Autopsy report and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 48 at first examination in 1942. Conditions mentioned include: carcinoma; paresis; cataplexia; apraxia; and somnolence. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, chart, notes and correspondence relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 36 at first examination in 1942. Conditions mentioned include: coma; and somnolence. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, charts, notes, report and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 58 at first examination in 1942. Conditions mentioned include: headache; somnolence; vomiting; and subdural haematoma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary and charts relating to male trooper fromEdinburgh and the Lothians aged 29 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: slight head injury; drowsiness; and headache. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, reports, correspondence and charts relating to male captain fromGreat Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 49 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: headache; auditory hallucinations; papilloedema; somnolence; left homonymous hemianopia; facial paresis; tremor; glioblastoma multiforme; and glioma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, correspondence, charts and photographs relating to male staff sergeant fromEdinburgh and the Lothians aged 27 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: compound skull fracture; severe concussional head injury; dysphasia; left hemiparesis; unconsciousness; somnolence; attacks of fainting; and minor epilepsy. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.