Disorders of Excessive Somnolence

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts and reports relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 53 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; ?post-traumatic subdural hygroma; headache; and drowsiness. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Correspondence, typed case summary, X-ray films, reports, charts and notes relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 52 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: subarachnoid haemorrhage of unknown aetiology; headache; drowsiness; and photophobia. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Notes, typed case summary, charts and reports relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 11 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: pyrexial illness associated with infected lower eyelid; vomiting; and drowsiness. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 52 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: malignant glioma (left frontal); apathy; drowsiness; and confusion. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Correspondence, charts, report and notes relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 51 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; drowsiness; headache; and diplopia. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, reports, autopsy report, charts and notes relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 73 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: acute bilateral subdural haematoma; head injury; facial twitches; and drowsiness. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Scope and Contents Charts, correspondence, typed case summary, reports and notes relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 47 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: mild degree of communicating hydrocephalus; head injury; drowsiness; papilloedema. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Correspondence, typed case summary, charts and notes relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 17 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; fracture of skull; lacerations; and drowsiness. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 37 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: bilateral cerebral abscess; dysphasia; right-sided hemiparesis; and progressive drowsiness. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Correspondence, typed case summary, charts, report and notes relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 53 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: right posterior communicating aneurysm; headache; vomiting; and drowsiness. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.