On the birth of trepanation: The thoughts of Paul Broca and Victor Horsley

Trepanation

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 19-42

  Finger, Stanley ^a   Clower, William T ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Broca; Convulsive disorders; Cortical localization; Demonology; Epilepsy; Horsley; Jacksonian seizures; Motor cortex; Neurosurgery; Trepanation; Trepanning

Indexed keywords

EID: 85057672451     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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