Wounds of the brain proved curable not only by the opinion and experience of many (the best) authors, but the remarkable history of a child four years old cured of two very large depressions, with the loss of a great part of the skull, a portion of the brain also issuing thorough [sic] a penetrating wound of the dura and pia mater / published for the encouragement of young chirurgeons, and vindication of the author James Yonge.

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Wounds of the brain proved curable not only by the opinion and experience of many (the best) authors, but the remarkable history of a child four years old cured of two very large depressions, with the loss of a great part of the skull, a portion of the brain also issuing thorough [sic] a penetrating wound of the dura and pia mater / published for the encouragement of young chirurgeons, and vindication of the author James Yonge.

Author

Yonge, James, 1647-1721.

Publication

London :: Printed by J.M. for Henry Faithorn and John Kersey ...,

1682.

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Brain -- Wounds and injuries.

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Contents

• title page
• epigraph
• To the HONOURABLE Sir HUGH PIPER Kt, Lieutenant Governor of His Majesty's Royal Cittadel at Plimouth.
• THE PREFACE.
• An Alphabetical Catalogue of the Au∣thors quoted to prove, Wounds of the BRAIN not ab∣solutely mortal.
• ERRATA.
• text
  • THE HISTORY OF A Wound in a Childs Brain, cu∣red, although some part thereof issued forth, toge∣ther with a large piece of the Skull; with Remarks thereon.
  • A COLLECTION OF THE Opinions of sundry good Authors con∣cerning Wounds of the Brain, wherein no less than sixty affirm them cura∣ble, and confirm it by above an hun∣dred Observations.
  • THE EPILOGUE To my Learned and Civil ANTAGONIST, Dr W. Durston OF PLIMOUTH.