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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:

PR2.21043, 1959

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.21043
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and notes relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 67 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: parkinsonism; walking difficulty; and dizzy turns. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1959

PR2.21081, 1958-1959

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.21081
Scope and Contents

Notes, correspondence and charts relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 39 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: parkinsonism; right-sided weakness; tremor of all limbs; and excessive salivation. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1958-1959

PR2.21102, 1959-1963

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.21102
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, typed case summary, reports, notes and charts relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 59 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: parkinsonism; dysarthria; left-sided tremor; and left-sided rigidity. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1959-1963

PR2.21103, 1959-1961

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.21103
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, typed case summary, X-ray films, reports, notes and charts relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 56 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: parkinsonism; dysarthria; tremor in hands; and difficulty walking. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1959-1961

PR2.21119, 1959-1962

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.21119
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, X-ray films, reports, typed case summary, charts and notes relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 64 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: parkinsonism; difficulty swallowing; tremor; and bronchopneumonia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital after several admissions.

Dates: 1959-1962

PR2.21183, 1959-1968

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.21183
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, X-ray films, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male patient from outside Great Britain aged 46 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: parkinsonism; tremor of hands; stiffness; and memory impairment. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1959-1968

PR2.21198, 1959

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.21198
Scope and Contents

Charts and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 77 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: chronic depression; parkinsonism; stiffness in limbs; and herpes zoster. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1959

PR2.21274, 1959-1960

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.21274
Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 67 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: parkinsonism; tremor in right limbs. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1959-1960

PR2.21299, 1959

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.21299
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and notes relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 67 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: parkinsonism; cerebral arteriosclerosis; and festinating gait. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1959

PR2.21300, 1959

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.21300
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and notes relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 59 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: parkinsonism; excessive salivation; tremor; and rigidity. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1959