Some Recent Cases of Epidemic Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis
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The following cases of meningococcic cerebro-spinal meningitis are described because there can be little doubt that at the present time there is a small epidemic of this disease in Bristol; and further, the symptoms and signs, especially in the early stages, are by no means easy to elucidate without the use of special methods, such as that of lumbar puncture.
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