Muscle Weakness

Typed case summary, photograph, autopsy report, reports, chart and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 39 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: malignant glioma; papilloedema; hemiparesis; primary intracerebral perivascular sarcoma; limb weakness; headache; and personality change. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Chart, notes, report and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 52 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; and limb weakness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts, drawing, reports and correspondence relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 44 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: prolapsed intervertebral disc; obesity; arm weakness; brachialgia; arachnoid fistula; frozen shoulder; and extradural cyst. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, chart and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 52 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: spondylosis; weakness in left upper limb; dyspnoea; and papilloedema. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, reports, charts and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 5 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: headaches; and weakness of leg. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Note and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 37 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: back injury; spina bifida occulta; and limb weakness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, reports, charts, note and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 60 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: diabetic neuropathy; limb weakness; histamine-fast achlorhydria; metabolic disorder; traumatic neuritis; and paraesthesia. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 42 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: disseminated sclerosis; facial pain; demylinating disease; gait disorder; headaches; diplopia; spasm; giddiness; nausea; vomiting; paresis; and weakness. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence and notes relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 25 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: encephalitis; seizures; unconsciousness; meningitis; facial weakness; tremor; blindness; backward; and hepatitis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and chart relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 31 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; seizures; unconsciousness; amnesia; gunshot wound; head injury; poliomyelitis; and weakness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.