Abu a-Qasim al-Zahrawi's contribution to neurosurgery
This chapter investigates AI-Zahrawi's contribution to surgery especially neurosurgery. The main objective of this chapter is to study AI-Zahrawis' views on neurosurgery operation. Neurosurgery is concerned on causes of brain diseases, spine, peripheral nerves, and arteries of the neck. A...
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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IIUM Press
2011
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/21116/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/21116/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/21116/1/CHAPTER_23.pdf |
| Summary: | This chapter investigates AI-Zahrawi's contribution to surgery especially neurosurgery. The main objective of this chapter is to study AI-Zahrawis' views on neurosurgery
operation. Neurosurgery is concerned on causes of brain diseases, spine, peripheral nerves, and arteries of the neck. Abu AI-Qasim AI-Zahrawi was born in 936 C.E. in city Zahra of Cordoba. He was regarded as the father of modem surgery and his Kitab al-Tasrif (Book of Confessions) which consists of 30 volumes was translated into various European
languages and used in medical schools. |
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