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Parkinson Disease

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = A progressive, degenerative neurologic disease characterized by a TREMOR that is maximal at rest, retropulsion (i.e. a tendency to fall backwards), rigidity, stooped posture, slowness of voluntary movements, and a masklike facial expression. Pathologic features include loss of melanin containing neurons in the substantia nigra and other pigmented nuclei of the brainstem. LEWY BODIES are present in the substantia nigra and locus coeruleus but may also be found in a related condition ( LEWY BODY DISEASE, DIFFUSE) characterized by dementia in combination with varying degrees of parkinsonism.,Created For = LHSA-Dott

Found in 154 Collections and/or Records:

PR2.19577, 1958-1963

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.19577
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, typed case summary, reports, charts and notes relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 53 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: parkinsonism; tremor in left limbs; attacks of intermittent claudication; and dysarthria. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1958-1963

PR2.19586, 1958

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.19586
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, typed case summary, charts, reports and notes relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 56 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: bilateral parkinsonism; tremor; rigidity; and walking difficulty. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1958

PR2.19587, 1958

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.19587
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, charts, reports and notes relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 48 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: Parkinsonism; epilepsy; dizziness; and encephalopathy (not yet diagnosed). No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1958

PR2.19592, 1958-1966

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.19592
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, reports, charts and notes relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 52 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: parkinsonism; tremor; rigidity; and speech difficulty. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1958-1966

PR2.19632, 1958-1965

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.19632
Scope and Contents

X-ray films relating to female patient first examined in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: pallidotomy; and thalamotomy. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1958-1965

PR2.19655, 1958-1968

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.19655
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, notes, typed case summary, reports and charts relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 61 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: parkinsonism; tremor upper limbs; and tremor face. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1958-1968

PR2.19667, 1958-1963

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.19667
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 57 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: Parkinsonism; tremor; and head injury. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1958-1963

PR2.19691, 1958

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.19691
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and reports relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 52 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: right-sided Parkinson syndrome; and tremor in right leg. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1958

PR2.19692, 1958-1965

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.19692
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, autopsy report, notes, reports and charts relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 51 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: parkinson; tremors; and walking difficulty. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1958-1965

PR2.19704, 1958

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.19704
Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 64 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: parkinsonism; and rigidity. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1958