Report on Cerebro-Spinal Fever

On the Occurrence Recently in Edinburgh and Neighbourhood of Unusual Forms of Cerebro-Spinal Fever and Intoxication Resembling Epidemic Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis

Cerebro-Spinal Fever (Epidemic Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis)

The invasion of New York by cerebro-spinal fever in the winter and spring of 1904-5, when some 4,000 cases occurred,1 and the more recent appearance of the disease in Glasgow (March, 1906), in Belfast, and some other districts, invite attention to its causation and prophylaxis. It is generally recognised that a cerebro-spinal meningitis may be set up by various causes, such as disease of the mi...

Bacteriological Report on Cerebro-Spinal Fever

renders it almost impossible to expect to obtain it from soil which must be teeming with other organisms which will grow much more rapidI37, and accounts for the failure of all observers to isolate the organisms from the surroundings of cases. The present inquiry, then, was necessarily limited to a bacteriological examination of fluids obtained from the cases by lumbar puncture and of material ...

A Case of Cerebro-Spinal Fever Successfully Treated by Intravenous Injections of Urotropine

a temperature of 103?F. He was examined and found to have Kernig's sign and all other clinical signs of cerebro-spinal fever. A lumbar puncture was done and about 30 c.cm. of turbid fluid, flowing at slightly increased pressure, were drawn off. This was examined bacteriologically and showed meningococci in abundance. Next day another lumbar puncture was done, 30 c.cm. of fluid drawn off and 20 ...

Treatment of Cerebro-Spinal Fever with Sulphapyridine

Sir,?With reference to the article on 'Treatment of cerebro-spinal fever with sulphapyridine', published in your June issue of the Gazette, conclusion para 5. It has been emphasized in the article that eight pints of 5 per cent glucose solution should be administered orally in the twenty-four hours. Is there any special reason why only this solution should be given ? A well balanced, nutritious...