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Meningiomas: Historical Perspective

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In 1614, Felix Plater, Professor of Medicine, issued a case report from the University of Basel:1 Caspar Bonecurtius, a noble knight, began to lose his mind gradually over a two year period, to such an extent that finally he was completely stupefied and did nothing rationally. He had no desire for food and ate only when forcibly fed. … Finally after matters had gone on thus for six months, he died.

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    David O. Okonkwo

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    Edward R. Laws Jr.

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    Joung H. Lee

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Okonkwo, D.O., Laws, E.R. (2009). Meningiomas: Historical Perspective. In: Lee, J.H. (eds) Meningiomas. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-784-8_1

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