A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE SUGAR CONTENT OF THE SPINAL FLUID IN DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

LEWIS D. STEVENSON
1921 Archives of Neurology And Psychiatry  
This work was originally begun in an attempt to show that the sugar content of the spinal fluid is increased in lethargic encephalitis and that this finding is an important aid in the differential diagnosis of this disease, especially in differentiating it from tuberculous meningitis in children. Foster,1 of Boston, has recently published a paper in which he gives a series of estimations by Folin's method. His average result is 76
doi:10.1001/archneurpsyc.1921.02190030039005 fatcat:kymywipsgvertg2nh7ckgu7lsy