Notes, reports, typed case summary, charts and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 44 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: middle cerebral aneurysm; headache; vomiting; and neck pain. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence, black-and-white photograph, typed case summary, autopsy report, reports, charts and notes relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 54 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: aneurysm (right carotid/posterior communicating); neck stiffness; headache; and vomiting. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Typed case summary, correspondence, autopsy report, X-ray films, notes, reports and charts relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 67 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: aneurysm (posterior inferior cerebral artery); headache; neck stiffness; and vomiting. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence, reports, typed case summary, charts and notes relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 53 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: aneurysm (right carotid choroidal); headache; hypertension; and dizziness. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 59 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: right carotid posterior communicating aneurysm; third nerve palsy; spontaneous intracranial haemorrhage; and neck stiffness. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 43 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: aneurysm (left posterior communicating/internal carotid); spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage; headache; and diplopia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 44 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: aneurysms (right middle cerebral/left middle cerebral); headache; vomiting; and drowsiness. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence, reports, typed case summary and notes relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 63 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: anterior communicating aneurysm; unconsciousness; and drowsiness. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Series of five illustrations demonstrating a procedure to remove an aneurysm in the brain. Labelled A to E. Illustrations show the stages involved in the removal of a complex intracranial aneurysm. A) overall view of the patient's head and the planned line of surgical incision, B) craniotomy has been performed to reveal the blood vessels on the surface of the brain, C, D, and E) ligation of blood vessels supplying the aneurysm to facilitate removal.

Series of four illustrations demonstrating a procedure for an aneurysm in the brain.Having exposed the brain with a craniotomy, the drawings illustrate how the brain tissue above the abnormality is retracted using surgical instruments to expose the aneurysm.