Tuberculous Meningitis

Leptospirosis in South-East Scotland: A Report of Twenty Serologically Confirmed Cases

“…Cerebrospinal fluid findings were in keeping with the generalized nature of leptospiral infection, but the relatively normal levels of sugar were in agreement with the observations of, for example, Glattkowski (1950), that concentrations of 50 mg. % or more are the rule in leptospirosis as against the lower levels found in tuberculous meningitis (Rubie and Mohun, 1949).…”

Spontaneous Dehiscence of Coverings of Incisional Hernia

“…Indeed, it is during this early stage of the disease that we should strive to make the diagnosis. Many excellent accounts of the early clinical picture have been published (Craig, 1948 ;Rubie and Mohun, 1949;Illingworth, 1950). Persistent fever, mental apathy, or vomiting may be present as single abnormal findings, particularly in young children, for a week or more before more.…”

A Study of Ten Children after Treatment with Streptomycin for Tuberculous Meningitis

“…' Later publications (Alperin and Toomey, 1948;American Trudeau Society, 1947 andApplebaum and Halkin, 1947;Bunn, 1948;Cathie, 1949;Choremis, 1948;Debr etal., 1948;Decourt, 1948;Dolivo and Rossi, 1948;Dowling, 1949;Dubois, 1948;'Lancet,' 1948a and1948b;McDermott, 1947;Mann, 1948;Medical Research Council, 1948;Mordasini, 1948;Nau, and Wenzler, 1948;and Rubie and Mohun, 1949) produce an over-all i on that when tuberculous meningitis is treated with sutptomycin most paints die, and that of the minority who survive a considerable number are deaf or paralysed, and others are mentally abnormaL Smith et aL (1948), and linoln and Kirmse (1949) on the contrary, point out that recovered cases have not been left badly crippled either physically or mentaly.…”