Spinal Cord Injuries

Scope and Contents Edinburgh Postgraduate Board for Medicine. Course on Road Accidents. The material consists of miscellaneous suggestions for, and the final timetable of lectures and participants, and correspondence regarding the organisation of the course, dated December 1959-May 1960; and manuscript notes for Norman Dott's introductory talk on injuries of the spinal cord.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, drawings and correspondence relating to male electrical engineer from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 30 at first examination in 1940 Conditions mentioned include: hypertonus; hyperaesthesia; spinal cord injury; and pathological increase of sweat secretion. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 63 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: spinal cord injury; paraplegia; and retention of urine. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary relating to male rigger and fabric worker fromGreat Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 22 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: concussional head injury; cerebral concussion; spinal concussion; and syphilis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary relating to male corporal from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 42 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: fits; back pain; post traumatic epilepsy; and spinal cord injury. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary relating to male general labourer fromScotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 34 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: paralysis of lower limbs; kyphosis; and spinal cord injury. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary and correspondence relating to maleaircraftman second class fromGreat Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 27 at first examination in1942 Conditions mentioned include: head injury; dizziness; nausea; photophobia; headache; paraesthesiae; spinal concussion; cerebral concussion; amnesia; and attacks of unconsciousness. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, note and drawing relating to male sergeantfrom Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 22 at first examination in1942 Conditions mentioned include: headache; post traumatic epilepsy; personality deterioration; facial paresis; spinal concussion; and paraesthesia. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary relating to male aircraftman from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 41 at first examination in 1943. Conditions mentioned include: spinal cord injury; and temporary quadriplegia and anaesthesia of limbs. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Scope and Contents Typed case summary, reports, notes and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 18 at first examination in 1943. Conditions mentioned include: spinal contusion; back injury; cervical myelopathy; backache; and sciatica. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.