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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:

PR2.12776, 1953-1957

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.12776
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, report and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 7 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: petit mal epilepsy; and myasthenia gravis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1953-1957

PR2.12787, 1953-1954

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.12787
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes, reoprts and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 25 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy petit mal. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1953-1954

PR2.12912, 1953-1954

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.12912
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, note, reports, charts and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 44 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: malignant astrocytoma; vascular tumour; memory defects; petit mal; and headache. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1953-1954

PR2.14308, 1954-1956

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.14308
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 30 at first examination in 1954. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; and petit mal attacks. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1954-1956

PR2.14975, 1955-1959

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.14975
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes, reports, charts and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 8 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: subarachnoid pouch; homonymous hemianopia; oculomotor paresis; increased intracranial pressure; hemiparesis; and petit mal attacks. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1955-1959

PR2.16193, 1956

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.16193
Scope and Contents

Chart and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 5 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: petit mal; speech difficulty; and intellectual retardation. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1956

PR2.16212, 1956

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.16212
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and report relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 20 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: unconsciousness; and petit mal. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1956

PR2.18597, 1957-1958

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.18597
Scope and Contents

Notes, report and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians first examined in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: failing vision; and petit mal. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1957-1958

PR2.19636, 1958-1959

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.19636
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 33 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: left hemisphere lesion (note yet diagnosed); petit mal attacks; loss of memory; and mild right hemiparesis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1958-1959

PR2.20914, 1959

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.20914
Scope and Contents

Notes, reports and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 51 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: petit mal epilepsy; and loss of consciousness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1959