potassium tartrate or stibophen (Fuadin). It was felt that in all probability the presence of viable, ova-producing Schistosoma was unlikely nine years after infestation with the absence of eosinophilia. Cranial schistosomiasis was not proved, but, with the infrequency of the patient's attacks and with the lack of localizing signs, operative investigation was not warranted. Receiving mild anticonvulsive medication, he was discharged from the hospital on Sept. 9, 1953, to be followed as an outpatient. COMMENT