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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:

PR4.740, 1934

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.740
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and typed case summary relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 38 at first examination in 1934. Conditions mentioned include: shrapnel wound to the head; hemiplegia; epilepsy; and 'absences'. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1934

PR4.744, 1934

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.744
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 35 at first examination in 1934. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; neck pain; petit mal; and headache. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1934

PR4.779, 1934

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.779
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and typed case summary relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 8 at first examination in 1934. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; headache; and 'absences'. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1934

PR4.793, 1935-1936

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.793
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 12 at first examination in 1935. Conditions mentioned include: birth injury; epilepsy; absences; and gliosis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1935-1936

PR4.823, 1935

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.823
Scope and Contents

Notes and typed case summary relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 11 at first examination in 1935. Conditions mentioned include: encephalitis; petit mal; gliosis; and epilepsy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1935

PR4.824, 1935-1943

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.824
Scope and Contents

Notes, correspondence and typed case summary relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 4 at first examination in 1935. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; vomiting; and twitching. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1935-1943

PR4.841, 1935-1936

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.841
Scope and Contents

Notes, typed case summary and correspondence relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 36 at first examination in 1935. Conditions mentioned include: concussional head injury; unconsciousness; facial paralysis; and petit mal. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1935-1936

PR4.918, 1936

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.918
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and typed case summary relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 56 at first examination in 1936. Conditions mentioned include: migrainous headache; petit mal; and hyperthyroidism. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1936

PR4.932, 1936

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.932
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, typed case summary and notes relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 46 at first examination in 1936. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; and petit mal attacks. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1936

PR4.942, 1936

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.942
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, typed case summary and report relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 40 at first examination in 1936. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; headache; petit mal attacks; and mental deterioration. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1936