THE CEPHALIN-CHOLESTEROL FLOCCULATION TEST AS AN AID IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF HEPATIC DISORDERS 1

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Abstract
The present observations confirm studies by Hanger that emulsions prepared from mixtures of sheep brain cephalin and cholesterol are flocculated by sera from patients with active disturbances of the liver parenchyma. Sera from 880 human subjects were studied. The flocculation reaction was a more sensitive index of hepatic disease, regardless of its etiology, than many of the functional studies. The test may be regarded as a valuable adjunct to other laboratory procedures in the diagnosis and prognosis of jaundiced patients.