Muscle Weakness

Typed case summary, reports, note, charts and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 46 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: cerebro-vascular spasm; attack of unconsciousness; dysphasia; homonymous field defect; confusion; and limb weakness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, note, report, charts and correspondence relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 60 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: chronic subdural haematoma; head injury; headache; arm weakness; and dysphasia. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, drawing, reports and charts relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 49 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: myelitis; Brown-Sequard syndrome; vascular accident; backache; limb weakness; retention of urine; and spastic limb. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 36 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: spasm of internal carotid artery; slurred speech; and left sided weakness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, reports and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 49 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: prolapsed intervertebral disc; stiff neck; muscle weakness and atrophy; disc osteophyte protrusions; and cervical spondylosis. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Chart and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 52 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: motor neurone disease; limb weakness; limb hypertonus; and nerve palsies. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Chart and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 48 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: disseminated sclerosis; optic neuritis; nystagmus; papilloedema; limb weakness; and limb hypertonus. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, notes, reports and correspondence relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 61 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: protrusion of lumbosacral disc; cervical spondylosis; post-crural pain; hyperalgesia; spondylolisthesis; and limb weakness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports, charts and x-rays relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 36 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; unconsciousness; vision disorder; epilepsy; seizures; headaches; hysteria; weakness; and dizziness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, report and chart relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 56 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: medullary compression; platybasic deformity; weakness; squint; and lesion of spinal cord. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.