Trepanation is a treatment used for epidural and subdural hematomas, and surgical access for certain other neurosurgical procedures, such as intracranial pressure monitoring. Modern surgeons …

Jun 11, 2021 · The first International Colloquium on Cranial Trepanation in Human History was held at the University of Birmingham in April 2000. Papers from this unique three-day meeting were …

6 days ago · Trepanning, also called trepanation, is one of the oldest known surgical procedures. It involves the deliberate drilling or scraping of a hole into the human skull.

Jan 6, 2025 · Trephination, also known as trepanning, trepanation or burr holing, is one of the oldest surgical procedures known to humanity and refers to a surgical procedure in which a circular piece of …

Cranial trepanation, also called trephination, is the name given for the ancient surgical procedure to create an opening or drill holes in the skull. It represents one of the most ancient types of …

We investigated the macroscopic healing processes of the cranial vault based on CT scanning records of modern patients, in order to improve the positive and differential diagnosis of trepanations in …

Egyptian and Babylonian cultures practice trepanation infrequently, and its use remained to be associated with magical and religious practices. Ancient Greco-Romanic culture saw the first medical …

Sep 6, 2019 · Trepanation is the historical practice of drilling holes into the skull. But why did our ancestors do it, and when did it start? We investigate.

May 17, 2018 · Trepanation is the ancient practice of drilling a hole in the skull. It is one of the oldest medical procedures known to the human race.

This painting, "The Extraction of the Stone of Madness" or "The Cure of Folly," from around 1494 by Hieronymus Bosch, depicts the surgical process of trepanation, in which a hole is drilled or scraped …