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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:

PR2.20682, 1958-1965

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.20682
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, X-ray films, notes, reports and charts relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 51 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: unilateral right-sided parkinsonism; tremor in right arm; slurred speech; and right leg rigidity. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1958-1965

PR2.20683, 1958-1969

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.20683
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 51 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: parkinsonism; bilateral ptosis; tremor; and rigidity in right limbs. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1958-1969

PR2.20731, 1959-1961

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.20731
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, typed case summary, reports, charts and notes relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 56 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: cervical spondylosis; head injury; traumatic tetraplegia; and parkinsonism. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1959-1961

PR2.20736, 1959

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.20736
Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 71 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: parkinsonism; paranoid state; rigidity of whole body; and festinating gait. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1959

PR2.20738, 1959

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.20738
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and notes relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 73 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: parkinsonism; tremor; rigidity; and retropulsion. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1959

PR2.20755, 1959-1960

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.20755
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 61 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: meningioma cervical spine; neck pain; numbness in right hand; and parkinsonism. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1959-1960

PR2.20756, 1959-1963

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.20756
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 61 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: bilateral parkinsonism; depression; tremor in left leg; and pain in left shoulder. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1959-1963

PR2.20757, 1959-1962

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.20757
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to female from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 65 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: parkinsonism; tongue tremor; rigidity in legs; and paucity of facial expression. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1959-1962

PR2.20758, 1959-1961

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.20758
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 56 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: parkinsonism; tremor in right limbs; and excessive sweating of trunk. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1959-1961

PR2.20759, 1959-1968

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.20759
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 64 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: parkinsonism; tremor and stiffness of all limbs; and speech difficulty. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1959-1968