Case of Cerebral Abscess Following Slight Injury
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George Hooper, ast. 7, was admitted into the Children's Hospital on Thursday, Jan. 3rd, 1884. History.?Until three weeks before admission was a very healthy child. On Dec. 13th, three weeks ago, whilst at play in the street, he ran violently against a piece of iron on a trolly, causing a small contused wound on the upper part of the forehead, a little to the left of the middle line. He was not stunned, nor did he vomit, but ran home, and then with his father walked up to the
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