CYTO-DIAGNOSIS 363 



Ctire is the appearance of lymphocytes, which must therefore 

 be looked on as a good sign; after a time the polynuclears 

 become less and less numerous, and finally the lymphocytes 

 alone remain, and may persist for some time after cure has 

 taken place. I have watched several septic cases recover, and 

 have seen this occur two or three times. The appearance of 

 lymphocytes in an acute septic meningitis may therefore 

 justify a good prognosis. 



