title: History of brain stem surgery.
abstract: The earliest surgical procedures on the brain stem parenchyma were directed at sectioning specific fiber pathways to alleviate pain. Subsequently, some tumors, abscesses, and vascular lesions that displace rather than invade the parenchyma have been successfully removed. Future advances depend on the ability to preserve and restore neural function in operated tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinic, Minneapolis.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Morcos
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Haines
mesh_terms: D001933:Brain Stem / Q000601:surgery*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000266:history*