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Muscle Tonus

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = The state of activity or tension of a muscle beyond that related to its physical properties, that is, its active resistance to stretch. In skeletal muscle, tonus is dependent upon efferent innervation. (Stedman, 25th ed),Created For = LHSA-Dott

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

PR2.897, 1942

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.897
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and notes relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians)aged 46 at first examination in 1942. Conditions mentioned include: loss of consciousness; muscular tonus; and epilepsy. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1942

PR2.906, 1942-1945

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.906
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes, charts and correspondence relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland)aged 31 at first examination in 1942. Conditions mentioned include: numbness; horizontal nystagmus; hypertonus; paraesthesiae; ataxia; blindness; facial weakness; and disseminated sclerosis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1942-1945

PR1.1772, 1939

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.1772
Scope and Contents Typed case summary, charts, notes and black and white photos relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 41 first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: banged head on door; frontal headaches; peculiar behaviour; smells burning; not seeing as well with left eye; photophobia; staggering; vomiting; drowsiness; unconscious; intracranial hypertension; hypertonus of all four limbs; chronic subdural haematoma; and malignant glioma. Surgical...
Dates: 1939

PR2.4482, 1945

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.4482
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, photographs and post-mortem report relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 44 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: basal glioblastoma; weakness in right side; nephritis; and tonus. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1945

PR2.7799, 1949-1953

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7799
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts and reports relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 14 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: spinal tumour; neuroblastoma; weakness; paraplegia; hypertonus; and sclerosis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1949-1953

PR2.7806, 1949

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7806
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence and notes relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 26 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: desseminated sclerosis; hypertonus; spinal injury; and spasms. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1949

PR2.7870, 1949

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7870
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, autopsy report and chart relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 82 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: cerebral haemorrhage; head injury; unconsciousness; tonus; and incontinence. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1949