title: Broca and the beginning of modern neurosurgery.
abstract: The study presents Broca's pioneering efforts on cerebral localizations and craniotopography and their application on the first craniotomy based on cerebral localization.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Serviço de Neurocirurgia do Hospital Madre Teresa, Luxemburgo, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gusmão
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Silveira
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cabral Filho
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000266:history; D005602:France; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000266:history*
vernacular_title: Broca e o nascimento de moderna neurocirurgia.