Muscle Weakness

Typed case summary and charts relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 44 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: myelitis; limb weakness; back pain; and numbness. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and chart relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 39 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: polyneuritis; polyneural-radiculitis; mental illness; leg pain; unsteadiness; and weakness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and chart relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 42 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: progressive weakness of legs; head injuries; hypotonia; hypertonus; gait disorders; and amnesia. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and chart relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 48 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: tabes dorsalis; sciatica; gait disorder; hypotonia; muscle weakness; and Charcot joints. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, photographs and post-mortem report relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 44 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: basal glioblastoma; weakness in right side; nephritis; and tonus. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Notes, report and photographs relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 55 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: limb weakness; dizziness; and unsteadiness. No treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, charts, reports, notes, autopsy report and correspondence relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 36 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: tremor; hand weakness; and post-encephalitic Parkinsonism. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital following several admissions.

Case summary relating to female housewife from east Edinburgh aged 31 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: anaemia and debility, dyspnoea. No family history of tuberculosis. No treatment given.

Case summary relating to female patient from east Edinburgh aged 5 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: off food, debility. No family history of tuberculosis. No treatment given.

Typed case summary, report, chart and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 61 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; head injury; dizziness; muscular atrophy; and leg weakness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.