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The Method and Uses of Cisternal Puncture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2018

W. S. Dawson*
Affiliation:
The Maudsley Hospital, London

Extract

The puncture of the cisterna magna was proposed and carried out in 1919 by Wegeforth, Ayer and Essick, who performed a series of experiments on animals before applying the method to man.

Type
Part I.—Original Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1924 

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References

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