Chapter I: Preface

This work on the Surgery of the Skull and Brain is based on experience derived, and on research carried out, during the past ten years.

Cranio-Cerebral Surgery, though still in its infancy, has progressed with leaps and bounds during the past few years. This book represents the most modern aspects of the case and is brought up to date by means of a recent visit to some of the leading surgical clinics of the United States of America.

I have realized to the full the difficulties of the task which I have undertaken, but have every confidence that they have been overcome and that a reasonable measure of success has been obtained. With this anticipation, this work on the Surgery of the Skull and Brain is offered to the Profession.

L. BATHE RAWLING.

_April 1912._

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I

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CRANIO-CEREBRAL TOPOGRAPHY 1

CHAPTER II

THE SPECIAL TECHNIQUE IN OPERATIONS ON THE SKULL AND BRAIN 10

CHAPTER III

CEPHALOCELES, BIRTH-FRACTURES AND HÆMORRHAGES, HYDROCEPHALUS AND
DERMOIDS 31

CHAPTER IV

FRACTURES OF THE SKULL 68

CHAPTER V

INTRACRANIAL INJURIES. EXTRA- AND SUB-DURAL HÆMORRHAGES. INJURY TO
THE BRAIN 135

CHAPTER VI

THE REMOTE EFFECTS OF HEAD-INJURY 182

CHAPTER VII

TUMOURS OF THE BRAIN 210

CHAPTER VIII

THE INFECTIVE DISEASES OF THE BRAIN AND MENINGES: ABSCESS OF THE
BRAIN, MENINGITIS, LATERAL AND CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS, HERNIA
CEREBRI 247

CHAPTER IX

BULLET-WOUNDS OF THE SKULL AND BRAIN 294

CHAPTER X

TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA 306