Otfrid Foerster, the great neurologist and neurosurgeon from Breslau (Wrocław): His influence on early neurosurgeons and legacy to present-day neurosurgery

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 451-456

  Piotrowska, Natalia ^a   Winkler, Peter A ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cortical stimulation for brain mapping; Epilepsy surgery; History of neurology; History of neurosurgery; Lenin's doctor; Otfrid Foerster

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN MAPPING; CAREER; EPILEPSY; EVALUATION RESEARCH; GERMANY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; NEUROLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WAR;

GERMANY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; NEUROLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; POLAND; PORTRAITS;

EID: 34547693380     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS-07/08/0451     Document Type: Review

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