The Hahnemannian monthly . Hated nerve-fibres pre-senting distinct axis-cylinders. Diagnosis: Fibro-sarcoma of the large spindle-celled variety. Since the recovery of the patient from the operation her progresshas been uniformly satisfactory. On the day before her dismissalfrom the hospital, an ophthalmoscopic examination showed an appa-rently declining optic neuritis, and a perimetric test by Dr. Shall-cross gave the following results (Fig. 2): She was seen last by Dr. Bartlett on March 4, 1894. She thenannounced herself as free from headache. Her vision had greatlyimproved; her knee-jerks we
The Hahnemannian monthly . Hated nerve-fibres pre-senting distinct axis-cylinders. Diagnosis: Fibro-sarcoma of the large spindle-celled variety. Since the recovery of the patient from the operation her progresshas been uniformly satisfactory. On the day before her dismissalfrom the hospital, an ophthalmoscopic examination showed an appa-rently declining optic neuritis, and a perimetric test by Dr. Shall-cross gave the following results (Fig. 2): She was seen last by Dr. Bartlett on March 4, 1894. She thenannounced herself as free from headache. Her vision had greatlyimproved; her knee-jerks were both normal. A perimetric exami-nation made by Dr. Shallcross on March 6th gave the followingresult (Fig. 3): 222 The Hahnemannian Monthly. [April, This case is one of unusual interest, and teaches several importantlessons. The staggering gait and the double vision reported by thepatient on May 31st threw a doubt on the diagnosis of tumor in theleft occipital lobe. The staggering gait was explainable by pressure Fig. of the growth on the tentorium. The diplopia, as it afterwardsproved, was but a transitory symptom, possessing little or no im-portance. The readiness with which the patient abandoned large doses ofmorphia is remarkable. Two days before the operation pain ceased, Fig. 3. E
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