title: [Neurosurgery in antique medicine].
abstract: Trepanation and craniotomy are two of the oldest surgical procedures known, and extensive archaeological evidence of trepanation exists in ancient cultures. However, the first descriptions of the surgical techniques are from Greek and Roman medicine, where cranial surgery was used to treat head trauma. This article concerns neurosurgery in ancient medicine, with an emphasis on "De Medicina" by Aulus Cornelius Celsus (25 BC-50 AD) and the Corpus Hippocraticum (about 400 BC). These texts are further considered in the light of excavated surgical instruments from Pompeii.
authors.affiliation: Det medisinske fakultet, Universitetet i Tromsø, 9037 Tromsø. haalinde@online.no
authors.forename: Haakon
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lindekleiv
mesh_terms: D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000266:history / Q000601:surgery; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000266:history*; D018645:Greek World; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D008512:Medicine in the Arts; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D010151:Paintings; D018644:Roman World; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000266:history