Table of Contents
Section I Introduction
1 The Historiography of Neurosurgery: Organizing Themes and Methodological Issues
2 The Evolution of Modern Surgery: A Brief Overview
Section II Surgery of the Head and Brain Prior to the Late Nineteenth Century
3 Trepanation: Old World and New World
4 Neurosurgery in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds
5 From Signs to Symptoms: The Neurosurgical Managmenet of Head Trauma from 1517 to 1867
6 Treatment of Craniocerebral Infection and Other Common Neurosurgical Operations at the Time of Lister and Macewen
Section III Gestation and Birth of the Specialty
7 A History of Neuroscience from Galen to Gall
8 The Neurosciences: 1800 to 1875
9 Cerebral Localization: From Theory to Practice. Paul Broca and Hughlings Jackson to David Ferrier and William Macewen
10 The Crucible Years 1880 to 1900: Macewen to Cushing
11 The Emergence of Cushing's Leadership: 1901 to 1920
Section IV The Evolution of Modern Neurosurgical Techniques and Technology
12 Neurosurgical Techniques: An Overview
13 History of Neuroanesthesia
14 Localization Techniques: Neuroimaging and Electroencephalography
15 Intracranial Tumors: The Evolution of Treatment
16 History of Neurovascular Surgery I: Cerebral Aneurysms and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
History of Neurovascular Surgery II: Occlusive Disease, Cerebral Hemorrhage, and Vascular Malformations
17 The Management of Head Trauma
18 Hydrocephalus and the Development of Pediatric Neurosurgery
19 History of Degenerative and Traumatic Diseases of the Spine
20 History of Pituitary Surgery
21 History of Stereotactic Surgery
22 History of Pain Management
23 History of the Surgical Treatment of Epilepsy
24 The Neurosurgeon's Interest in the Corpus Callosum
25 History of Psychosurgery
Section V Organizational and Philosophical Issues
26 "Schools" of Neurosurgery: Their Development and Evolution
27 The Evolution of Organized Neurological Surgery in the United States
28 Development of Neurosurgery Beyond the North Atlantic Countries: Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Central and South America, Eastern Europe
29 Philosophical Currents in the History of Neurosurgery
Section VI Appendix and Indexes
A. Standard Bibliography and Biography in the History of Neurosurgery and the Neurosciences
B. Birth and Death Dates of Historic Individuals
C. Cumulative Index of References Cited
D. List of Illustrations
E. Index
F. AANS Historical Books
