trepanation

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I've had trepanation as a treatment for Hydrocephalus and in my case it did help.

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  1. The operation of trepanning; the process of perforating the skull with the trepan or trephine, or by other means. Inoculation from the bulb produces rabies in ten and kills in fifteen days after trepanation. Nature, XXXVII. 300.

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  • (Frankly, I put it a small step up from trepanation.) —  Medlogs - Recent stories
  • And their best doctors have ordered a trepanation. justme, I'm of the opinion that Harry Reid is teh suXX0rz. —  Sadly, No!
  • I've had trepanation as a treatment for Hydrocephalus and in my case it did help. —  New Scientist - Online News
  • The on-again, off-again saga of modern trepanation, the practice of drilling holes in the head to relieve diseases, —  amcgltd
  • The compelling tale of a man who begins to see strange things after a trepanation operation, Homunculus may be queasily graphic in places, but it remains none the less addictive for it. —  Comments for Azure Flame
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