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Epilepsy, Absence

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = A childhood seizure disorder characterized by rhythmic electrical brain discharges of generalized onset. Clinical features include a sudden cessation of ongoing activity usually without loss of postural tone. Rhythmic blinking of the eyelids or lip smacking frequently accompanies the SEIZURES. ,Created For = LHSA-Dott,Use For = Petit Mal

Found in 170 Collections and/or Records:

PR4.1262, 1938

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1262
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence and notes relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 37 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: focal encephalitis; petit mal attacks; staggering; and facial asymmetry. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1938

PR4.1300, 1938-1944

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1300
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 38 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: migraine; petit mal attacks; and epilepsy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1938-1944

PR4.1319, 1938

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1319
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 7 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; and petit mal attacks. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1938

PR4.1334, 1938

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1334
Scope and Contents

Notes and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 5 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: pyknolepsy; mental deficiency; sixth nerve palsy; and ?birth injury. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1938

PR4.1355, 1938

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1355
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, charts, typed case summary and notes relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 24 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: ?cerebral birth injury; petit mal attacks; tremor; and epilepsy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1938

PR4.1428, 1939-1968

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1428
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 30 at first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; petit mal attack; and hazy vision. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1939-1968

PR4.1434, 1939

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1434
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, chart and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 19 at first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: encephalitis; petit mal; epilepsy; and chorea. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1939

PR4.1472, 1939-1950

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1472
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, notes and typed case summary relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 47 at first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: petit mal attacks; chorea; neuritis; and emotional disturbances. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1939-1950

PR4.1522, 1939-1941

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1522
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence and notes relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 41 at first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; petit mal; memory loss; and slurred speech. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1939-1941

PR4.1577, 1940-1944

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1577
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, charts, reports and typed case summary relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 8 at first examination in 1940. Conditions mentioned include: pyknolepsy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1940-1944