ABBE, Robert. (1851 –1928). A Contribution to the Surgery of the Spine. The Medical Record. 35: 149 – 152. February 9, 1889.

SCOPA MedRec1889_35.

Keywords: Posterior rhizotomy. Text only, no figures or tables.

BENNETT, Alexander Hughes (1848 – 1901) & GODLEE, Sir Rickman (1849 – 1925). Case of Cerebral Tumour. Medico-Chirurgical Transactions. 68: 243 – 275. 1885.

SCOPA MedChTr1885_68.

Keywords: First instance of diagnosis, accurate clinical localization, and operative removal of a tumour of the brain on 25 November, 1884. Text with 4 figures.

BENNETT, Sir William Henry (1852 – 1931). A Case in which Acute Spasmodic Pain in the Left Lower Extremity was completely relieved by sub-dural division of the posterior roots of certain spinal nerves. Medico-Chirurgical Transactions. 1889.

SCOPA MedChTr1889_72.

Keywords: Posterior rhizotomy. Text with 1 figure.

CUSHING, Harvey Williams (1869 – 1939). A Method of Total Exstirpation of the Gasserian Ganglion for Trigeminal Neuralgia. Journal of the American Medical Association.

34: 1035 – 1041. April 28, 1900. SCOPA JAMA1900_34.

Keywords: Epileptiform Neuralgia, Tic Douloureux. Text with 9 figures.

CUSHING, Harvey Williams (1869 – 1939). Pneumatic Tourniquets: With especial reference to their use in craniotomies. The Medical News. 84(13): 577 – 580. March 26, 1904. SCOPA MedNew1904_84.

Keywords: First report of tourniquet with pneumatic pressure of measurable degree. This inflatable cuff was the forerunner of the modern technique used generally in surgery. Text with 3 figures.

CUSHING, Harvey Williams (1869 – 1939). Concerning surgical intervention for the intracranial hemorrhages of the new-born. American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 130: 563 – 581. October 1905. SCOPA AmMedSci1905_130.

Keywords: Successful operative intervention in intracranial haemorrhage of the new-born. Text with 6 figures.

CUSHING, Harvey Williams (1869 – 1939). The establishment of cerebral hernia as a decompressive measure for inaccessible brain tumors. Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics. 1: 297 – 314. October 1905. SCOPA SurGyOb1905_1.

Keywords: Cerebral hernia, Intracranial growth. Text with 17 figures.

CUSHING, Harvey Williams (1869 – 1939). Electro-Surgery as an aid to the removal of Intracranial Tumors. Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics. 47: 751 – 784. December 1928. SCOPA SurGyOb1928_47.

Keywords: Introduction of electrocoagulation in neurosurgery. Text with 43 figures.

HARTLEY, Frank (1856 – 1913). Intracranial Neurectomy of the second and third divisions of the fifth nerve. New York Medical Journal. 55: 317 – 319. March 19, 1892.

SCOPA NYMedJ1892_55.

Keywords: Hartley originated the operation of intracranial neurectomy for facial neuralgia. Text with 1 figure.

HORSLEY, Sir Victor Alexander (1857 – 1916). Remarks on the various surgical procedures devised for the relief or cure of trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux). The British Medical Journal. 2: 1139 – 1143, 1191 – 1193, 1249 – 1252. 1891. SCOPA BritMed1891_2.

Keywords: Horsley, Taylor and Coleman devised an operation for treatment of trigeminal neuralgia in which the Gasserian ganglion was removed by a temporal approach. Text with 4 figures.

MEARS, James Ewing (1838 – 1919). Study of the pathological changes occurring in Trifacial Neuralgia. Medical News of Philadelphia. 45: 58 – 63. July 19, 1884.

SCOPA MedNew1884_45.

Keywords: Means first suggested Gasserian ganglionectomy for trigeminal neuralgia. Text with 4 figures.

PANCOAST, Joseph (1838 – 1919). New Operation for the relief of persistent Facial Neuralgia. Medical Times of Philadelphia. 2: 285 – 287. May 1, 1872.

SCOPA MedTimes1872_2.

Keywords: Pancoast devised the operative procedure of sectioning the second and third branches of the fifth pair of nerves as they emerge from the base of the brain. Text with1 figure.

ROSE, William (1847 – 1910). Removal of the Gasserian Ganglion for severe neuralgia. Lancet. 2:914 – 915. November 1, 1890. SCOPA Lancet1890_2.

Keywords: Gasserian ganglionectomy for trigeminal neuralgia. Text with 1 figure.