existence he had never fully accepted during his career. His students who were treating him in New York disagreed over the proper course of action. Eventually, he was taken to the Massachusetts General Hospital, where he succumbed to the after-effects of a neurosurgical operation. References External links Columbia P&S Medical Review article by Rowland and Stefanis Dr. Merritt's official biography (Neurological Institute of New York) Neurological Institute of New York 1902 births 1979 deaths Vanderbilt University alumni Johns Hopkins University alumni Harvard University faculty Columbia University faculty American neuroscientists American neurologists People with hydrocephalus 20th-century American physicians