Spinal Cord Diseases

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, chart and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 70 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: spasticity; ataxia; numbness; spinal cord degeneration; and lateral sclerosis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, charts, reports and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 37 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: psychoneurosis; meningitis; lack of bladder control; and subdural granulations. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, report, charts, notes and corespondence relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 56 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: lumbo-sacral cyst; numbness; and drop-foot. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary and correspondence relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 44 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: inability to walk; fatigue; dizziness; numbness; spasticity; and degenerative spinal cord lesion. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, notes and report relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 42 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: gumma of cauda equina; spinal block; syphilitic pacchymeningitis; pain in leg; gait disorder; paralysis; low back pain; and retention of urine. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, charts, notes, reports and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 69 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: sciatic pain; and cauda equina lesion. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, autopsy report, report and charts relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 67 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: degeneration of spinal cord; cramp; spasms; paralysis; constipation; pain; myelitis; bronchopneumonia; and septicaemia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, report and charts relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 57 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: scoliotis; kyphosis; deformities of spine; prolapsed intervertebral disc; instability in walking; low back pain; lesion; weakness; vision disorders; ataxia; and hypertonus. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, correspondence, chart and note relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 55 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: arteriosclerotic myelopathy; and disseminated sclerosis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, charts, reports and correspondence relating to female fromScotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 40 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: keratitis; syphilitic condition; limb weakness; spinal cord lesion; and facial palsy. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.