The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:589] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Lady Grace Campbell (Stuart) (of Stonefield) (Patient) / June? 1782? / (Outgoing)
Reply headed, 'Case of Lady G__ C___', amended to 'Grace Campbell' by a later hand. She had suffered from rheumatism, which grew worse after an injury to her leg; the leg became partially paralysed, and the paralysis spread to the whole of one side of her body, except her face. She also suffered from 'fits of violent head-ach' during the night. Blistering has helped partially, as has electricity.
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Metadata
Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 589 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/15/74 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Outgoing |
Date | June? 1782? |
Annotation | None |
Type | Machine scribal copy |
Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
Autopsy | No |
Recipe | No |
Regimen | No |
Letter of Introduction | No |
Case Note | No |
Summary | Reply headed, 'Case of Lady G__ C___', amended to 'Grace Campbell' by a later hand. She had suffered from rheumatism, which grew worse after an injury to her leg; the leg became partially paralysed, and the paralysis spread to the whole of one side of her body, except her face. She also suffered from 'fits of violent head-ach' during the night. Blistering has helped partially, as has electricity. |
Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
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[Case ID:1277] |
Case of Lady Grace Campbell who is generally deprived of her 'powers' and suffers vertigo, headaches and other 'nervous' symptoms [see earlier Case 340]. |
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People linked to this document
Person ID | Role in document | Person |
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[PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:861] | Patient | Lady Grace Campbell (of Stonefield) |
[PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
Places linked to this document
Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
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Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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