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Spina Bifida Occulta

 Subject

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Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = A common congenital midline defect of fusion of the vertebral arch without protrusion of the spinal cord or meninges. The lesion is also covered by skin. L5 and S1 are the most common vertebrae involved. The condition may be associated with an overlying area of hyperpigmented skin, a dermal sinus, or an abnormal patch of hair. ,Created For = LHSA-Dott,Use For = Dermal Sinus

Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:

PR2.16960, 1956

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.16960
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts, reports and black-and-white photographs relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 16 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: spina bifida occulta; subarachnoid cyst; and lumbar back pain. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1956
Found in: Lothian Health Services Archive: Case Notes / Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Folder-based Case Notes / RIE, Professor Norman Dott, Neurology, Ward 20 (part 3)

PR2.17104, 1955-1956

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.17104
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 20 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: spina bifida occulta; and infected sinus. Surgical treatment and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1955-1956
Found in: Lothian Health Services Archive: Case Notes / Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Folder-based Case Notes / RIE, Professor Norman Dott, Neurology, Ward 20 (part 3)

PR2.17148, 1956

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.17148
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 38 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: scoliosis; osteophytosis; and spina bifida occulta. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1956
Found in: Lothian Health Services Archive: Case Notes / Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Folder-based Case Notes / RIE, Professor Norman Dott, Neurology, Ward 20 (part 3)

PR2.17364, 1957

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.17364
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, charts and notes relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 49 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: numbness; disc protrusion; and spina bifida occulta. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1957
Found in: Lothian Health Services Archive: Case Notes / Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Folder-based Case Notes / RIE, Professor Norman Dott, Neurology, Ward 20 (part 3)

PR2.18190, 1957-1958

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.18190
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes, charts and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 0 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: spina bifida occulta; meningocele; and congenital hemivertebrae. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1957-1958
Found in: Lothian Health Services Archive: Case Notes / Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Folder-based Case Notes / RIE, Professor Norman Dott, Neurology, Ward 20 (part 4)