CEREBROSPINAL MENINGITIS: VENTRICULAR PUNCTURE WITH INJECTION OF SERUM

In reporting this case it is not my object to go into a full description of the condition which existed up to the time of the puncture of the ventricle, but a few words will give a clearer insight into the condition which existed before the operation. HISTORY. —The patient, J. J. C., aged 16, was admitted, on Oct. 4, 1910, to St. Vincent's Hospital, New York, where I was then house surgeon, and a day or two later developed a typical case of cerebrospinal meningitis with classical symptoms. Examination of the spinal fluid corroborated the diagnosis. On admission the temperature was 105 F., pulse 90, respirations 26. Delirium developed in a few hours and continued up to the time of the operation, with short intermissions.The temperature fluctuated between 101 and 104 F. until October 20, when I opened the skull. From the date of admission, October 4, to