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Trepanation, the ancient practice of drilling a hole in your skull to relieve pressure on the brain, is now being studied as a possible treatment for dementia.
Boing Boing 2009
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The International Trepanation Advocacy Group is online, ready to be collected for a virtual museum show of the next century.
Virginia Historical Society's odd gems offer uncommon insights into the past 2011
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I don't want to contemplate performing it on oneself, but according to Wiki:Trepanation is perhaps the oldest surgical procedure for which there is forensic evidence,4 and in some areas may have been quite widespread.
Making Light: A job like any other, a life like any other 2010
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From the Skeptic's Dictionary entry on "trepanation": Trepanation is the process of cutting a hole in the skull.
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Trepanation involves the drilling of a half-inch hole in one's head; those who perform the process believe it will help their patients to achieve higher consciousness and more brainpower.
TV Curmudgeon Alan Rafkin ��� Ahhh, Garbo! ��� Woody-Frasier Reunion ��� A Hole in the Head? 1999
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Trepanation is a surgical operation that involves the removal of a rectangle or disk of bone from the cranial vault.
Neolithic Surgery 1997
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Probably the most important of these observations is the experience of Meller (Die Sklerektomie nach Lagrange und die Trepanation nach Elliot) set forth in a paper read by him at the last meeting of the _Deutsche Naturforscher und Aertze_.
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I like the sound of "Trepanation Party" and hopefully there could be an album delivered before the end of 2009.
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Trepanation has been used to treat head trauma (not to mention psychological disorders and evil spirits) since the time of the caveman.
Dr.J's HouseCalls 2009
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Trepanation is a difficult surgery which can take hours and has high risks, and it can take days or even weeks to recover.
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