Neurosurgery: some stages of development
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https://doi.org/10.12775/JEHS.2026.94.75705Keywords
history of neurosurgery development, scientific approach, contribution to scienceAbstract
In the article presented the Author describes a long way neurosurgery has come from ancient craniotomy performed with stone tools to high – precision microsurgery and robotics, combining advances of different clinical and theoretical sciences. The invaluable contribution of W. Horsley, N. I. Pirogov, Harvey Cushing, V. M. Bekhterev and other prominent surgeons and scientists is discussed.
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