Abstract
This case is reported because of its rarity and because of the fact that a cure of the patient was effected. A white baby, aged 5 months, was brought to the office by its mother, March 17, 1932, who gave the following clinical history: She had noticed a lump in the suboccipital region of the infant when it was only a few days old. This lump had gradually increased in size until it had become as large as the child's head. During the preceding two weeks the child had vomited after each feeding, and it had lost weight. She had taken the child to several doctors, who had given her no hopes for cure. The baby was poorly nourished and markedly dehydrated. It weighed 9 pounds (4 Kg.). There was a huge suboccipital meningocele about the size of the child's head. The coverings of the meningocele were sufficiently thin to
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