Report of a case of cyst of the cerebellum / by John M. Swan, M.D., Philadelphia, pathologist to St. Mary's Hospital.

  • Swan, John M. (John Mumford), 1870-1949
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[1905]
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Credit: Report of a case of cyst of the cerebellum / by John M. Swan, M.D., Philadelphia, pathologist to St. Mary's Hospital. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Reprinted from the New York Medical Journal and Phila¬ delphia Medical Journal for February n, 1905. REPORT OF A CASE OF CYST OF THE CEREBELLUM. By JOHN M. SWAN, M. D., PHILADELPHIA, PATHOLOGIST TO ST. MARY’S HOSPITAL. A girl, aged 18 years (No. 1735), was admitted to St. Mary’s Hospital in the service of Dr. M. H. Fussell on December 5, 1904, complaining of severe headache. The family history obtainable was not very satisfactory. The patient’s father was living, apparently in good health ; her mother was living but was addicted to the use of alcohol. One brother and one sister were living and apparently well. Previous History.—Aside from the memory of an attack of chickenpox in childhood, the patient was sure she had never been sick in bed. She was quite positive that she had never had a cough or night sweats. She had noticed some morning expectora¬ tion. Menstruation had begun one year before and had been normal. The present trouble began nine weeks before with severe frontal headache and weakness, for which she had to go to bed. Even a week before, she had had headache all the time. Since going to bed she had vomited from once to three times a day and on one occasion she vomited blood. Her bowels had been constipated; there was severe pain in the back and in the left leg. When first taken sick the patient had several chills. On admission the patient complained of constant headache; it was discovered that she was blind in the right eye. She was a rather ansemic white girl, with short, blond hair. The face was the site of an Copyright, 1905, by A. R. Elliott Publishing Co.