Muscle Weakness

Typed case summary, chart, reports and correspondence relating to female fromScotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 57 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: obesity; limb weakness; poor balance; endocrine dysfunction; hair loss; and prolapsed intervertebral disc. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, notes and correspondence relating to male fromScotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 44 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: prolapsed intervertebral disc; paraesthesiae; limb weakness; spasticity; cervical myelopathy; Brown-Sequard syndrome; neck pain; and extramedullary lesion. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, reports and correspondence relating to female fromScotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 40 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: keratitis; syphilitic condition; limb weakness; spinal cord lesion; and facial palsy. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male patient fromScotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 65 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; muscle weakness; post concussional syndrome; hyperextension injury of cervical region; spinal cord lesion; and paraesthesiae. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, photograph, reports and autopsy report relating to female patient fromEdinburgh and the Lothians aged 44 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: incontinence; facial weakness; dysphasia; comotose; anorexia; limb weakness; meningioma; Pagets disease; hemiparesis; and pulmonary oedema. No treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Report, chart and correspondence relating to male fromScotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 55 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: limb weakenss; diabetic neuritis; sciatic pain; and muscular atrophy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, report, chart and correspondence relating to female patient fromEdinburgh and the Lothians aged 67 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: degenerative affection of spinal cord; hypertonia; spastic signs; limb weaknes; prolapsed intervertebral disc; and osteoarthritis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, note, reports, charts and correspondence relating to female fromScotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 23 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: dizzy turns; dysarthria; limb weakness; and hypotonia. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, autopsy report, reports and charts relating to male fromScotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 43at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; brain stem compression; broncho-pneumonia; limb weakness; papilloedema; headache; motor neurone facial weakness; drowsiness; and incontinence. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, reports, chart, photographs and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 24at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: gunshot wound; homonymous hemianopia; headache; limb weakness; epileptic attacks. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.