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Alzheimer Disease

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = A degenerative disease of the BRAIN characterized by the insidious onset of DEMENTIA. Impairment of MEMORY, judgment, attention span, and problem solving skills are followed by severe APRAXIAS and a global loss of cognitive abilities. ,Created For = LHSA-Dott

Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:

PR4.2496, 1939

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.2496
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes, chart and correspondence relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 50 at first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: Alzheimer's disease; confusion; expressive aphasia; and forgetfulness. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1939

PR4.2530, 1940

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.2530
Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to female patient. Conditions mentioned include: Alzheimer disease. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1940

PR4.2534, 1940

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.2534
Scope and Contents

Notes and correspondence relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 52 at first examination in 1940. Conditions mentioned include: pre-senile dementia due to degenerative cerebral disease (?Alzheimer); emotional incontinence; delusions of persecution; and weight loss. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1940

PR2.11333, 1952

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.11333
Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 62 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: unsteadiness of gait; mental changes; aphasia; Alzheimer's disease; and cerebral atrophy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1952

PR2.11443, 1952

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.11443
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, autopsy report, charts, reports and correspondence relating to female patient fromEdinburgh and the Lothians aged 54 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: Alzheimer's; Pick's disease; presenile cortical atrophy; bronchopneumonia; and diffuse cortical arteriosclerosis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1952

PR2.13130, 1953

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.13130
Scope and Contents

Note, chart and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) first examined in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: presenile dementia; and Alzheimers disease. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1953

PR2.18732, 1958

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.18732
Scope and Contents

Reports, autopsy reports, chart and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 67 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: dysphasia; hemianopia; atrophy; carcinoma; and Alzheimer's disease. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1958

PR2.18903, 1958

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.18903
Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 62 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: Alzheimer's disease; amnesic dysphasia; visual hallucinations; and headaches. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1958