Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Correspondence and typed case summary relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 18 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: headache of uncertain cause; ?subarachnoid haemorrhage; nausea; and stiff neck. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, black-and-white photographs, autopsy report, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 12 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: anterior communicating aneurysm; coarctation of aorta; spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage; and bifrontal headache. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Correspondence, typed case summary, reports, notes and charts relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 17 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage (not yet diagnosed); suboccipital headache; right hemiparesis; and unconsciousness. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, autopsy report, notes, charts, reports and black-and-white photograph relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 63 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: aneurysm (right internal carotid/posterior communicating); occasional headache; complete amnesia; and spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 33 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: arteriovenous malformation; epilepsy; subarachnoid haemorrhage; and photophobia. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Notes, correspondence, typed case summary, reports and charts relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 49 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: saccular aneurysm (right anterior cerebral/anterior communicating); severe headache; right hemiparesis; and subarachnoid haemorrhage. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Autopsy report, typed case summary, reports, charts and notes relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 30 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: middle cerebral aneurysm (left); spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhages; increased blood pressure; and bilateral chronic pyelonephritis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Autopsy report, black-and-white photographs, correspondence, typed case summary, reports, charts and notes relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 45 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: anterior communicating aneurysm; spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage; left hemiparesis; and unconsciousness. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Correspondence, notes, typed case summary, reports and charts relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 45 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage; headache; vomiting; and diplopia. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence, charts, reports, notes and typed case summary relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 34 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: aneurysm (left internal carotid/posterior communicating artery); subarachnoid haemorrhage; neck stiffness; and dropping of left eyelid. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.