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Stroke

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = A group of pathological conditions characterized by sudden, non-convulsive loss of neurological function due to BRAIN ISCHEMIA or INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES. Stroke is classified by the type of tissue NECROSIS, such as the anatomic location, vasculature involved, etiology, age of the affected individual, and hemorrhagic vs. non-hemorrhagic nature,Created For = LHSA-Dott

Found in 154 Collections and/or Records:

16.26 Male, Widowed, Over 65 yrs, Senile and Arterio-sclerotic psychoses, December 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/15
Scope and Contents

"Nurse: No children, no surviving siblings. Has a niece. He had a stroke a few months before admission. Died. Widower."

Dates: Other: December 1946

16.52 Male, Widowed, Over 65 yrs, Senile and Arterio-sclerotic psychoses, January 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/15
Scope and Contents "Parents thought to have lived to a good old age. Siblings: One brother died from a stroke, 1 brother and 1 sister dead. Farmer, good health, pipe smoker, alcohol in moderation. 1943 threatened with stroke and kept in bed for a week. Suffered from dizziness since then - he complains of fullness in the head and difficulty in sleeping. Came to CRI for domestic reasons and was quite co-operative. Lived his own life and took little notice of others. His daughter is suffering from severe...
Dates: Other: January 1946

16.98 Male, Widowed, Over 65 yrs, Senile and Arterio-sclerotic psychoses, February 1947

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/15
Scope and Contents

"Dr says this old man is odd, has had a stroke. Nurse thinks this man looks syphilitic. He is retired. Wife died of GPI several years ago. Son, peculiar manner and solitary, lives with him, works in the factory. House fairly clean - the old man looks after it."


Relatives in survey: Son [16.310]

Dates: Other: February 1947

20.77 Male, Widowed, Over 65 yrs, Senile and Arterio-sclerotic psychoses, November 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/19
Scope and Contents

'This man is senile and dying, has been bedridden for over a year. Was a domestic tyrant. Inspector - cantankerous old devil, domineering. Two of the daughters are bitches. Nurse says he has had a stroke several years ago and has been difficult ever since. Dr confirms - was always taciturn.'

Dates: Other: November 1946

34.25 Female, Widowed, Over 65 yrs, Senile and Arterio-sclerotic psychoses, February 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/33
Scope and Contents

"This old lady, a widow, lives alone, has had a stroke but is said to be normal."

Dates: Other: February 1946

34.63 Male, Married, Over 65 yrs, Senile and Arterio-sclerotic psychoses, February 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/33
Scope and Contents

"This man has had a stroke and is failing. Good housing conditions, clean, not over crowded."

Dates: Other: February 1946

28.115 Female, Married, 55-64 yrs, Senile and Arterio-sclerotic psychoses, August 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/27
Scope and Contents

"Definitely subnormal. Extremely difficult to carry on a conversation with her. Wizened. She is now confined to bed. Had a stroke two years ago. Failing. [Female informant] confirms that she has never been right in the head since she was left £50. Parents dead, no siblings known. Husband working. No children. No PA. House dirty, not overcrowded. Dr confirms - cerebral haemorrhage. Nurse - one room, smelly."


Relatives in survey: Husband 28.116

Dates: Other: August 1946

Joseph Brown: “Two Cases of Apoplexy of Pons Varolii”, 1875

 Piece
Identifier: LHB7/14/2/13
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Bound volume of pamphlets and articles by staff from the Royal Edinburgh Asylum.

Dates: 1875

PR4.37, 1934

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.37
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence and notes relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 36 at first examination in 1934. Conditions mentioned include: stroke; thrombangitis obliterans; psychosis; and arterial disease. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1934

PR2.190, 1941

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.190
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, reports and correspondence relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 55 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: failure of vision; headache; unsteadiness; weight loss; and stroke. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1941