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Trepanning : Biological Psychology
101 words, approx. 1 pages (from Greek, trypanon: an auger) A trepan is a circular saw or drill bit that will cut a round hole. Such a device can be used to produce a hole in the SKULL—the act of trepanning—giving access to the brain. A TREPHINE (or TREFINE) is a...
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Trepanation Information
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 Trepanation (also known as trepanning, trephination, trephining or burr hole) is a form of surgery in which a hole is drilled or scraped into the skull, thus exposing the dura mater in order to treat health problems related to intracranial diseases,...


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HEALTH:Trepanation in history
09/17/1995: 1,079 words, approx. 4 pages NOT MANY people want to drill holes in their head. Yet some have done so and survived, and feel very pleased with the result. Jenny Gathorne- Hardy is the latest addition to the slender ranks of the amateur trepanationists. She allowed her skull to...
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Viewpoint on Treating the Mentally Ill
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 One of the earliest treatments for mental illness was developed in Neolithic times, more than five thousand years ago. In a process known as trepanning, Stone Age surgeons would use a small tool to bore a hole in the skull of their patients in order to...


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