Journal of the American Medical Association · 1916 · 12 citations · 0 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyDiagnostic ParasitologyHelminthologyParasitologyHelminth DiagnosticsHelminth InfectionsMedical ParasitologyParasitic PathologyTrematode InfectionsCerebrospinal Fluid AnalysisCerebrospinal Fluid DiagnosisCerebrospinal Fluid DiagnosticsParasitic Pathology Diagnosis
It is now over two years since I demonstrated for the first time the<i>Trichina spiralis</i>in the cerebrospinal fluid, in a patient suffering from trichinosis.<sup>1</sup>I then expressed an opinion that perhaps lumbar puncture may become a useful method for diagnosing this disease. My hopes were fully realized. Before this procedure can be a real factor in the diagnosis of this malady, however, the parasites must be found in the cerebrospinal fluid (1) sufficiently early in the disease and (2) with a fair degree of constancy. My findings of the<i>Trichina spiralis</i>in the cerebrospinal fluid have recently been confirmed by Leon Bloch, Young and others. It is noteworthy that in Young's case the parasites were readily demonstrable in the cerebrospinal fluid but not in the muscle tissue. I wish to add three more cases in which I found the<i>Trichina spiralis</i>in the cerebrospinal fluid. I am