title: Richard Wiseman, a Royalist surgeon of the English Civil war.
abstract: The contribution to the treatment of head injuries from Richard Wiseman, a Royalist surgeon during the English Civil War culminating in the battle of Worcester (1651), is presented. Wiseman's surgical surgical skill and vast experience was expressed in his book based on 600 personally treated patients.
mesh_terms: D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery; D004739:England; D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history; D049670:History, 17th Century; D006801:Humans; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000266:history; D014207:Trephining / Q000266:history