The scientific history of hydrocephalus and its treatment

Hydrocephalus cases were regularly described by Hippocrates, Galen, and early and medieval Arabian physicians, who believed that this disease was caused by an extracerebral accumulation of water. Operative procedures used in ancient times are neither proven by skull findings today nor clearly report...

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Hauptverfasser: Aschoff, Alfred (VerfasserIn) , Kremer, Paul (VerfasserIn) , Hashemi-Kalibar, Seyed-Bahram (VerfasserIn) , Kunze, Stefan (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: October 1999
In: Neurosurgical review
Year: 1999, Jahrgang: 22, Heft: 2, Pages: 67-93
ISSN:1437-2320
DOI:10.1007/s101430050035
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s101430050035
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Verfasserangaben:Alfred Aschoff, Paul Kremer, Bahram Hashemi, Stefan Kunze
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Zusammenfassung:Hydrocephalus cases were regularly described by Hippocrates, Galen, and early and medieval Arabian physicians, who believed that this disease was caused by an extracerebral accumulation of water. Operative procedures used in ancient times are neither proven by skull findings today nor clearly reported in the literature. Evacuation of superficial intracranial fluid in hydrocephalic children was first described in detail in the tenth century by Abulkassim Al Zahrawi. In 1744, LeCat published findings on a ventricular puncture.
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ISSN:1437-2320
DOI:10.1007/s101430050035