The Surgery of the Skull and Brain

About this eBook

Author

Rawling, Louis Bathe

Credits

Produced by deaurider, Harry Lame and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

RD: Medicine: Surgery

Subject

Skull -- Surgery

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 61267

Release Date

January 29, 2020

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE SURGERY OF THE SKULL AND BRAIN
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
5. 5.CHAPTER I CRANIO-CEREBRAL TOPOGRAPHY — The superior longitudinal sinus. — The lateral sinus. — The infratentorial region. — The supratentorial region. — ( a ) The external angular frontal process. — ( b ) The malar tubercle. — ( c ) The temporal crest. — ( d ) The parietal prominence. — ( e ) The zygoma. — The middle meningeal artery. — The lower limit of the cerebrum. — The Sylvian point and fissure. — The fissure of Rolando. — The parieto-occipital and first temporo-sphenoidal fissures. — The cortical motor and sensory areas.
6. 6.CHAPTER II THE SPECIAL TECHNIQUE IN OPERATIONS ON THE SKULL AND BRAIN — Preparatory treatment. — Precautions against the development of shock. — The anæsthetic. — The position of the patient. — Preparation of the operative field. — THE CONTROL OF HÆMORRHAGE — Hæmorrhage from vessels of the scalp. — Hæmorrhage from the bone. — Hæmorrhage from the dural vessels. — Hæmorrhage from the superficial vessels of the brain. — THE OPENING OF THE SKULL — Craniectomy. — Craniotomy. — Opening the dura mater. — Sewing up the dura mater. — Replacement of the osteoplastic flap and sewing up. — After-treatment.
7. 7.CHAPTER III CEPHALOCELES. BIRTH-HÆMORRHAGES. BIRTH-FRACTURES. DERMOIDS. HYDROCEPHALUS — CEPHALOCELES — Congenital cephaloceles. — Position of the tumour. — Size, structure, and contents. — Treatment. — TRAUMATIC CEPHALOCELES — Symptoms. — Treatment. — Fractures of the skull resulting from injuries received at or shortly after birth. — FRACTURES OF THE VAULT — ( a ) Depressed fractures. — ( b ) Fissured fractures. — BIRTH-HÆMORRHAGES — Extracranial hæmorrhages. — Treatment. — Intracranial birth-hæmorrhages. — Symptoms. — Treatment. — DERMOIDS — Treatment. — HYDROCEPHALUS — Congenital internal hydrocephalus. — Acquired hydrocephalus. — Progress of the case. — Treatment. — Operation. — Ventricular-subdural drainage. — Ventriculo-abdominal drainage.
8. 8.CHAPTER IV FRACTURES OF THE SKULL — General considerations. — FRACTURES OF THE BASE OF THE SKULL — ( a ) Aran’s theory of irradiation. — ( b ) The bursting and compression theories. — ( c ) The contre-coup theories. — Summary of theories. — The influence of sutures on the line of the fracture. — The influence of air-sinuses, &c., on the line of the fracture. — The influence of basic foramina. — The probable line of basic fracture in any given case. — Summary. — SYMPTOMS RESULTING FROM FRACTURE OF THE BASE OF THE SKULL — Symptoms pointing to fracture of the Anterior Fossa. — SYMPTOMS POINTING TO FRACTURE OF THE MIDDLE FOSSA — External hæmorrhages. — Escape of cerebro-spinal fluid. — Escape of brain-matter. — Involvement of nerves. — SYMPTOMS POINTING TO FRACTURE OF THE POSTERIOR FOSSA — External hæmorrhages. — Escape of cerebro-spinal fluid. — Escape of brain-matter. — Involvement of nerves. — FRACTURE OF THE MASTOID PORTION OF THE TEMPORAL BONE — Surgical emphysema and pneumatocele. — Bleeding from the ear. — Treatment. — FRACTURES OF THE VAULT OF THE SKULL — Fractures of the external table alone. — Fractures of the internal table alone. — Fractures involving the whole thickness of the skull. — Symptoms associated with fracture of the vault. — Evidence supplied by local examination. — The temperature in its relation to head-injuries. — Treatment of Fracture of the Base of the Skull. — TREATMENT OF FRACTURES OF THE VAULT OF THE SKULL — Indications for operation. — Treatment. — The operative treatment of fractures of the vault. — Fissured fractures. — Depressed fractures. — Punctured fractures. — Fractures limited to the external table. — Fractures limited to the internal table. — THE MORTALITY FROM FRACTURE OF THE SKULL
9. 9.CHAPTER V INTRACRANIAL INJURIES: EXTRA- AND SUB-DURAL HÆMORRHAGES. INJURY TO THE BRAIN — HÆMORRHAGES — I. Extra-dural hæmorrhage. — II. Subdural hæmorrhage. — INJURY TO THE BRAIN — Symptoms. — Points in the differential diagnosis between traumatic and other forms of coma.
10. 10.CHAPTER VI THE REMOTE EFFECTS OF HEAD-INJURY — General considerations. — The effect of age. — The effect of disposition. — The effect of status. — Traumatic neurasthenia. — Treatment. — Traumatic cephalalgia. — Treatment. — Traumatic epilepsy. — The localizing symptoms of traumatic epilepsy. — Pathology. — The clinical course of the case. — Operation. — Traumatic insanity. — Treatment. — MENINGEAL CYSTS — Cysts within the calvarium. — TRAUMATIC ORBITAL ANEURYSM ( Pulsating Exophthalmos ) — Symptomatology. — Treatment.
11. 11.CHAPTER VII TUMOURS OF THE BRAIN — Tumours of the brain. — Pathology. — Symptomatology. — Lumbar puncture. — X-ray examination. — Treatment.
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII THE INFECTIVE DISEASES OF THE BRAIN AND MENINGES: ABSCESS OF THE BRAIN, MENINGITIS, LATERAL AND CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS, HERNIA CEREBRI — ABSCESS OF THE BRAIN — Multiple abscess. — Acute traumatic abscess. — Chronic abscess. — MENINGITIS — Serous meningitis. — Pachymeningitis externa. — Pachymeningitis interna and pachymeningitis interna hæmorrhagica. — Acute lepto-meningitis. — Some anatomical considerations of meningitis. — Symptomatology. — Treatment. — SINUS THROMBOSIS — Lateral sinus thrombosis. — Cavernous sinus thrombosis. — HERNIA CEREBRI — Treatment.
13. 13.CHAPTER IX BULLET-WOUNDS OF THE SKULL AND BRAIN — Injury to the bone. — Fractures limited to the external table. — Fractures limited to the internal table. — Gutter fractures. — The complete fractures produced by penetrating and perforating wounds. — Injury to the brain. — Symptomatology. — Indications for operation. — Operation. — Complications. — Results.
14. 14.CHAPTER X TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA — NEURALGIA MINOR — Treatment. — NEURALGIA MAJOR — Symptomatology. — Treatment.
15. 15.CHAPTER XI TUMOURS OF THE SKULL-BONES — Tumours of the skull-bones. — OSTEOMATA — SARCOMATA, PRIMARY AND TRAUMATIC
16. 16.INDEX
17. 17.Transcriber’s Notes

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