A historical case of beaten-copper cranium

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 106, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 71-73

  Rühli, Frank J ^a   Nicklisch, Nicole ^b   Alt, Kurt W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Intracranial pressure; Pediatric neurosurgery; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; GERMANY; HISTORY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; PATHOLOGY; POSTHUMOUS CARE; SKULL; STARVATION; WAR;

CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; GERMANY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MORTUARY PRACTICE; SKULL; STARVATION; WAR;

EID: 33846902838     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/ped.2007.106.1.71     Document Type: Article

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