chrisharley9 Posted 3 November , 2008 Share Posted 3 November , 2008 Below I have attached an image of the illness that caused my gentlemans retirement 1. what does it say - I can make out arterial 2. Could this be connected with a cerebal tumour Chris Doc1.doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amelialongcroft Posted 3 November , 2008 Share Posted 3 November , 2008 I think it says "arterial sclerosis" which could be linked to a stroke. Can't answer the second question though, I'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick ODwyer Posted 3 November , 2008 Share Posted 3 November , 2008 arterial sclerosis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atherosclerosis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 3 November , 2008 Author Share Posted 3 November , 2008 Thank you both for that very valuable info Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Dunlop Posted 3 November , 2008 Share Posted 3 November , 2008 Chris, the diagnosis is not related to a cerebral tumour. Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Inspector Posted 3 November , 2008 Share Posted 3 November , 2008 Hi Chris Commonly known as "hardening of the arteries" Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 3 November , 2008 Author Share Posted 3 November , 2008 Well thanks for that info - it has cleared some muddy waters Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Dunlop Posted 3 November , 2008 Share Posted 3 November , 2008 Chris, do you have any other details about the effects experienced by the gentleman in question? Arterial sclerosis can produce several problems with the brain. It may be possible to give you a more precise indication of what happened and why. Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 3 November , 2008 Author Share Posted 3 November , 2008 Robert sorry but the cause of his discharge was arterial sclerosis whilst his cause of death was cerebal tumour (nature unknown) - I unfortunately have no further info to add that can be gleaned from his records Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc2 Posted 4 November , 2008 Share Posted 4 November , 2008 I agree with the above comments. The term is "arterial sclerosis", and it has nothing to do with cerebral tumors. Doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 4 November , 2008 Author Share Posted 4 November , 2008 Doc thanks very much - as far as Im concerned without more detailed info on this gentleman the case is closed Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Dunlop Posted 4 November , 2008 Share Posted 4 November , 2008 Thanks Chris. As you indicate, the situation is clear. The two conditions were not related. Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Clark Posted 4 November , 2008 Share Posted 4 November , 2008 Chris, I'm surprised you didn't PM DOC2. He's a bloody Doctor (Consultant) and he's very kindly already agreed to provide this service with our non-com cases! Don't forget that often DC's were filled out by doctors merely making an educated guess on the cause of death. I had a case where a man was severely gassed in the trenches. He returned home from military hospital and his lungs finally packed in completly! The Doctor on his DC gave cause of death as "Respiritory Disease". The certifying doctor knew nothing of his recent war service and the fact the poor sod had been gassed It MAY still be possible to argue his case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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