Memory Disorders

Correspondence and notes relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 60 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: failing memory; presenile dementia; and atrophy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports, autopsy report, charts and black-and-white photographs relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 62 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: malignant astrocytoma; memory loss; and papilloedema. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Correspondence and notes relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 48 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; depressed skull fracture; and memory defect. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, notes, correspondence, reports and charts relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 74 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: cerebral atrophy; deterioration of personality; and memory defect. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 59 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: aching in skull; unreliable memory; and confusion. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, notes, correspondence and charts relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 36 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: headache; memory difficulties; and anxiety state. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 46 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: depression; disturbed memory; and excessive alcohol intake. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports, charts and autopsy reports relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 57 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: epileptic attack; memory deterioration; and fibro-caseous tuberculosis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 42 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: epileptic fit; unstable personality; and impairment of memory. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 69 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: papilloedema; and forgetful. No treatment given. Patient discharged.