Muscle Weakness

Typed case summary, autopsy report, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 66 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: myelomatosis; low backache; retention of urine; and weakness of right leg. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 72 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: herpes; ophthalmic nerve pain; and right-sided weakness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 53 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: cord compression; cervical spondylosis; weakness of legs; and spasms of legs. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and reports relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 58 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: demyelinating myelopathy; headaches; lumbago; and upper limbs weakness. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence and notes relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 61 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: arterial thickening; weakness of right hand and right leg; and rest tremor of the right hand. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence, notes, charts, reports and typed case summary relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 51 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: left temporal malignant astrocytoma; severe right frontal headache; weakness of right leg; and change of personality. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, reports, correspondence, notes and charts relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 50 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: Hodgkin's disease (spinal D6); weakness in legs; and hypoalgesia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence and notes relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 70 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: tiredness; weakness; hyperaesthesia in back; and rib pain. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Notes, charts and correspondence relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 67 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: lumbar nerve roots lesion; weakness and numbness in left ankle; and coloboma of each eye. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence and notes relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 60 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: weak back; low backache; and sciatica. No treatment given. Patient discharged.