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Sleep Disorders

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = Dyssomnias (i.e., insomnias or hypersomnias) associated with dysfunction of internal sleep mechanisms or secondary to a sleep-related medical disorder (e.g., sleep apnea, post-traumatic sleep disorders, etc.). (From Thorpy, Sleep Disorders Medicine, 1994, p187),Created For = LHSA-Dott

Found in 45 Collections and/or Records:

PR4.1530, 1939

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1530
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, black-and-white photographs, charts, reports, notes and correspondence relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 7 at first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: mental retardation; excess of weight; polyuria; and sleep disturbances. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1939

PR4.1789, 1932-1937

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.1789
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence and notes relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 62 at first examination in 1934. Conditions mentioned include: nerve deafness; tinnitus; neurosis; and sleep difficulty. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1932-1937

PR2.10116, 1951

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.10116
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 30 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: shoulder pain; hip pain; and sleep disorders. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1951

PR2.11589, 1952

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.11589
Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 14 at first examination in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; unconsciousness; drowsiness; confusion; and memory impairment. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1952

PR2.12024, 1953

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.12024
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and chart relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 55 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: punch drunk syndrome; prolapsed intervertebral disc; Parkinsonism; tremors; sleep disorder; weakness; atrophy; constipation; and leg pain. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1953

PR2.12312, 1953

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.12312
Scope and Contents

Typed correspondence and notes relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 24 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: mental disorder; palpitation attacks; nightmares; sleep paralysis; anxiety; impulsive urges. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1953

PR2.12670, 1953-1965

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.12670
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, report and correspondence relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 49 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: aneurysm; cerebral necrosis; parasomnia; spastic paresis; subarachnoid haemorrhage; and infarction. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1953-1965

PR2.13043, 1953

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.13043
Scope and Contents

Typed correspondence, notes, report and chart relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 46 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: paranoid psychosis; personality change; sleep disorder; depression; loss of concentration; hypertension; and cerebral deterioraton. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1953

PR2.13133, 1953

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.13133
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, note, charts and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 70 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: subarachnoid haemorrhage; parasomnia; and incontinence. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1953

PR2.13393, 1954

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.13393
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and chart relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 49 at first examination in 1954. Conditions mentioned include: supranuclear oculomotor disturbance; hypertension; nystagmus; coal gas poisoning; sleep paralysis; arteriosclerosis; deafness; dizziness; gait disorder; double vision; and shortness of breath. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1954