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[Cranial trepanation in primitive cultures]. / La trepanación craneal en las culturas primitivas.
González-Darder, José Manuel.
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  • González-Darder JM; Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valencia, España. Electronic address: gonzalez_jos@gva.es.
Neurocirugia (Astur) ; 28(1): 28-40, 2017.
Article em Es | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27208912
A review is presented on cranial trepanations performed by primitive cultures. The scientific interest in this topic began after the discovery in 1965 by Ephraim G. Squier of a pre-Columbian trepanated skull, and studied by Paul Broca in Paris. Pseudotrepanation and other types of cranial manipulation are reviewed. The techniques, technology, and instruments for every type of trepanation are well known. There are a surprisingly high percentage of cases showing signs of post-trepanation survival. Indications for trepanation are speculative, perhaps magic. Although trepanation in primitive cultures is widespread around the world, and throughout time, the main fields of interest are the Neolithic Period in Europe, the pre-Columbian Period in Andean South America, and some contemporaneous Pacific and African tribes. This particular trepanation procedure has no relationship with modern Neurosurgery, or with trepanations with therapeutic purposes performed since the Greco-Roman period in Europe, and afterwards around the world.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Trepanação / Medicina Tradicional Tipo de estudo: Qualitative_research Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: Africa / America do sul / Europa / Oceania / Peru Idioma: Es Revista: Neurocirugia (Astur) Assunto da revista: NEUROCIRURGIA Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Espanha

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Trepanação / Medicina Tradicional Tipo de estudo: Qualitative_research Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: Africa / America do sul / Europa / Oceania / Peru Idioma: Es Revista: Neurocirugia (Astur) Assunto da revista: NEUROCIRURGIA Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Espanha