Muscle Weakness

Typed case summary, charts, notes, reports, autopsy report and photographs relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 59 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: neck pain; headache; limb weakness; failure of vision; and glioblastoma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 71 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: arteriosclerosis; and leg weakness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, chart, report and correspondence relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 32 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: leg weakness; and disseminated sclerosis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, chart and correspondence relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 43 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; spianl cord injury; leg weakness; back pain; and gunshot wound. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, autopsy report, charts, reports and correspondence relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 25 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: ependymoma of spinal cord; backache; and limb weakness. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, reports, notes and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 17 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: spinal tuberculosis; paraplegia; leg weakness and numbness; paraesthesiae; and spinal cord compression. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, autopsy report and charts relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 61 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: arm pain; leg cramp; spinal metastatic adenocarcinoma; arm weakness; and post-operative shock. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, charts, reports, autopsy report and photographs relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 60 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: limb weakness; glioma; fits; and secondary tumour. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, autopsy reports, photographs and charts relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 69 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: glioblastoma; memory loss; weakness; unconsciousness; aphasia; apraxia; hydrocephalus; and haemorrhage. Sugical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and charts relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 50 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: multiple cerebral lesions; metastasis; primary cancer of cervix; headaches; vomiting; vision disorders; weakness; low back pain; and papilloedema. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.