The Cullen Project | [ID:186] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr Begbie (Patient) / 25 August 1781 / (Outgoing)

[ID:186] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr Begbie (Patient) / 25 August 1781 / (Outgoing)

Reply to an unnamed physician regarding Mr Begby, who is still be suffering giddiness. Cullen [who elsewhere suspects epilepsy] discusses the value of Begby agreeing to have his head shaven to make further treatment easier. Dr Burn at Berwick was involved in this case, but this is more probably addressed to the local surgeon (who was also the addressee of Letter 160?).

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Field	Data
DOC ID	186
RCPE Catalogue Number	CUL/1/1/14/72
Main Language	English
Document Direction	Outgoing
Date	25 August 1781
Annotation	None
Type	Machine copy
Enclosure(s)	No enclosure(s)
Autopsy	No
Recipe	No
Regimen	No
Letter of Introduction	No
Case Note	No
Summary	Reply to an unnamed physician regarding Mr Begby, who is still be suffering giddiness. Cullen [who elsewhere suspects epilepsy] discusses the value of Begby agreeing to have his head shaven to make further treatment easier. Dr Burn at Berwick was involved in this case, but this is more probably addressed to the local surgeon (who was also the addressee of Letter 160?).
Manuscript Incomplete?	No
Evidence of Commercial Posting	No

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Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID	Description	Num Docs
[Case ID:1359]	Case of Mr Begbie [Begby] who may have epilepsy.	2

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Person ID	Role in document	Person
[PERS ID:1]	Author	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:128]	Patient	Mr Begbie
[PERS ID:1]	Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)

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Role in document	Specific Place	Settlements / Areas	Region	Country	Global Region	Confidence
Place of Writing	Cullen's House / Mint Close	Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain

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Dear Sir

I am glad to find that Mr Begby
continues well but as long as he continues liable to any
giddiness he is not in perfect security and I think it will
be very proper for him, to continue his regimen and in case
of any threatening symptoms to take another course of the
Cephalic and cooling Medicines formerly prescribed. If his
hair ↑is↑ truly very thin the cutting it out can have little
effect but if it is ↑a↑ matter quite indifferent to him let it be
cut out that in case of any symptoms requiring it we may
have an opportunity of either bathing his head with cold water
or of putting a perpetual blister on the crown on his head
as circumstances may require. With Compliments to him
I am