Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Jan 1922
Date of death: 30 Mar 1922
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the thyroid gland. Metastatic tumours in the brain. Malignant disease involving nerve roots in the cervico-dorsal region
Disease (standardised): Disease (Thyroid gland, spine); Tumour (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: Tross, W.L.[?]
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: 'History: Five months ago she began to have pains in the fourth and fifth fingers of the L. [Left] hand. These pains gradually spread up the arm to the shoulder. The arm is numb and the pains are like pins-and-needles. No history of injury. On admission: 20.1.22. T.P.R. [Temperature, pulse, respiration rate] 99.2, 83, 20. Weakness of the L. [Left] side of the face is apparent. Nystagmus shown R. [Right] and L. [Left], Cornea less sensitive on the L. [Left] side. There is slight wasting of the L. [Left] arm, which is held to the side, the joints are painful when moved. Small muscles of the hand are paralysed asare [sic] the pronators and supinators of the forearm, there is loss of sensation to pain of the ulnar area and of part of the median area, also there is no discrimination between heat and cold in the forearm. There trophic changes in the skin of the fingers. The heart and l [sic] lungs are normal'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, membranes, skull, vertebrae, tongue, thymus, tonsils, thyroid, larynx, trachea, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, pulmonary artery, pericardium, heart, coronary vessels, aorta, femoral arteries, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, bile ducts, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, stomach, intestines
Type of incident: n/a