A History of Neurosurgery

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A History of Neurosurgery is written by Samuel H. Greenblatt and published by Georg Thieme Verlag. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1638531846 (ISBN 10) and 9781638531845 (ISBN 13).

A History of Neurosurgery is the first thorough book on the history of neurosurgery published since 1951. The book is organized around a specific historiographic framework that traces the advancement of the specialty. Included are chapters on ancient trepanation, Macewen's first use of the combined technologies of anesthesia, antisepsis and cortical localization in 1879 to plan and perform craniotomies, the emergence of Harvey Cushing's leadership, the evolution of modern neurosurgical techniques and technology and much more.