Henry Head's casebooks

Henry Head (1861-1940) was a neurologist who studied the sensation of pain. As part of his research, he interviewed hundreds of patients with Herpes Zoster (shingles) at hospitals including the London Hospital and University College Hospital, London. A brief biographical summary for Head is available in our Inspiring Physicians series.

The casebooks recording this painstaking research have been fully digitised and are available below.

Please be aware that some of the volumes contain images and photographs of naked adults and children.