Arachnoid Cysts
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not easily forgotten, and once pictured in the mind's eye by the aid of an accurate description, there can be but little danger that when thereafter encountered they might be mistaken for anything else. Descriptions of such cysts abound in the records of most asylums, and it may be well to open -what I have to say regarding them by quoting a description from the archives of the West Riding Asylum, selected not because it is unusually precise or excellent, but because it is the first that comes to hand, and refers to the last case here in which arachnoid cysts were discovered. H. H. died in the West Riding Asylum on the 11th of .June last, having completed the dreary curriculum of general paralysis, unvaried in his case by any exceptional incidents. The post-mortem examination of his body took place thirty-five hours after his death, and revealed the presence of arachnoid cysts on his brain. The instant that the skull was opened the presence of these cysts was suspected, for the dura mater was not so white as it ordinarily is, but had a diffused bluish tinge, and fluctuated perceptibly when touched. The reflection of the dura mater brought the cysts into view, lying upon both hemispheres, and covering what was exposed of them entirely, so that no convolution was visible. Between the dura mater
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