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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:

PR2.3399, 1944-1945

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.3399
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 39 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; and petit mal. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1944-1945

PR2.3408, 1945

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.3408
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, report and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 6 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: fits; epilepsy; and petit mal. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1945

PR2.3455, 1944-1957

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.3455
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, reports, notes and correspondence relating to female from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 40 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: petit mal; acromegaly; folliculitis; failure of vision; and headache. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1944-1957

PR2.3690, 1945-1946

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.3690
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 10 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: pyknolepsy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1945-1946

PR2.3722, 1944-1945

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.3722
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, chart and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 31 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: dizziness; fits; epilepsy; and fugue. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1944-1945

PR2.3723, 1945

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.3723
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, chart and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 7 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: petit mal; tetany; and head injury. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1945

PR2.4033, 1946-1955

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.4033
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 14 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; birth injury; and petit mal. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946-1955

PR2.4803, 1946

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.4803
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, chart and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 25 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; fits; and petit mal. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946

PR2.4811, 1946

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.4811
Scope and Contents

Report and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 54 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; and petit mal. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946

PR2.4857, 1946-1957

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.4857
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, chart, reports, notes and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 9 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; behavioural abnormalities; and petit mal. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946-1957