The Etiology of Acute Aseptic Meningitis (Wallgren)

At the time when W allgren coined the term “acute aseptic meningitis” (1924) virus research was still in its very beginning. On purely clinical grounds W allgren made his distinction. Later development showed that the etiology in the vast majority of cases should be sought among the viruses. To‐day it is often possible to make a specific diagnosis. In the following paper Professor G ard discusses this fact with special emphasis on the importance of the Coxsackie group of viruses.