What does Al-Qanun Fi Al-Tibb (The Canon of Medicine) say on head injuries?

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 255-263

  Aciduman, Ahmet ^a,b   Arda, Berna ^a   Özaktürk, Fatma G ^a   Telatar, Ümit F ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Avicenna; Canon; Galen; Head injuries; History of medicine; Paul of Aegina; Trepanation

Indexed keywords

HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENINGITIS; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKULL FRACTURE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD;

CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; NEUROSURGERY; SKULL FRACTURES; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 67349149974     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-009-0205-5     Document Type: Review

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