Neurosurgery before neurosurgery: the formative years, 1517-1867

Neurosurgery before neurosurgery: the formative years, 1517-1867

Collection:
NLM Publications and Productions
Contributor(s):
National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Publication:
Bethesda, MD : National Library of Medicine, 2010
Language(s):
English
Format:
Moving image
Subject(s):
Neurosurgery -- history
Abstract:
(Producer) Although neurosurgery as a surgical discipline is usually considered to have developed early in the 20th century, the roots for surgical intervention for disorders of the brain can be traced as far back as the Hippocratic writers. By the time of the introduction of anesthesia, cerebral localization, and asepsis, there was already a body of information and techniques that enabled late-19th-century neurologists and surgeons to radpidly advance this "new" field. Dr. Flamm's lecture illustrates the early development of neuroanatomy and neurosurgery, with an emphasis on the importance of illustrated material rather than just the text of the works published through the 18th century.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
063 min.
Color:
Color
Sound:
Sound
Provenance:
Transfer; Michael North, Head, Rare Books and Early Manuscripts; 20100806.
Technique:
Live action
NLM Unique ID:
101542267 (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
701450042
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101542267