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dizziness. The blood picture showed more or less marked de- 

 crease of the haemoglobin percentage, moderate diminution in 

 number of red corpuscles, and eosinophilia in some cases. Treat- 

 ment consisted of 24 capsules of oleoresin of male fern given in 

 doses of 4 capsules every ten minutes. During the previous day 

 the patient was kept on liquid diet without milk as a preparatory 

 measure for the treatment. 



Sixteen worms were obtained from two of the cases after 

 treatment. Specimens ranged from 4.03 millimeters to 7.82 mil- 

 limeters in length and from 0.98 millimeter to 1.6 millimeters 

 in breadth. The cuticular spines were found to be absent in 

 the majority of specimens and were very easily broken off in 

 those specimens where they were present. Only three specimens 

 showed the oral wreath of spines which is characteristic of the 

 genus. In the one specimen on which these spines could be 

 counted they were found to number 39. The arrangement was 

 similar to that described by Odhner. The structure of the in- 

 ternal organs was found to agree very closely with Garrison's 

 description. Measurements of 25 fresh eggs from fseces gave 

 an average of 101.2 microns by 56.4 microns. 



This paper will appear in full with illustrations in a future 

 number of the Philippine Journal of Science. 



THE PSEUDOMENINGITIC FORM OF INFANTILE BERIBERI 

 By Dr. Jose Albert 



In the diagnosis of infantile beriberi it may be rightly said 

 that the medical man continues to be a student as long as he 

 remains in the profession. Fifteen years ago, when beriberi 

 in infants under 1 year of age was still unknown, I wrote in the 

 death certificates of such cases diagnoses of convulsions, heart 

 failure, pneumonia, and peritonitis. In the twelve years since 

 the existence of infantile beriberi as a distinct disease has been 

 confirmed and generally recognized, two clinical forms or types 

 of this important disease are admitted : the chronic aphonic type 

 which lasts for several weeks and in which hoarseness of voice 

 associated with hypertrophy and dilatation of right heart are 

 the predominant symptoms, and the acute, pernicious, cardialgic 

 type, lasting from several hours to two days, and characterized 

 by intense and incessant crying. 



During last year, 1916, I had the opportunity to observe 



