An probationary essay on fracture of the cranium / [Alexander Bryce].

  • Bryce, Alexander, 1863-
Date:
1826
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Credit: An probationary essay on fracture of the cranium / [Alexander Bryce]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the practice of Sir Astley Cooper, and apply a compress of soft lint, steeped in lime water, and secured by adhesive plaster; the compress to be increased in thickness as the fungus diminishes in size, till at length it becomes covered by the cicatrization of the dura mater. Should the fun¬ gus, on the other hand, so protrude as to fill up the aperture and cause symptoms of compression, I would not hesitate to cut it off, as that practice is ascertained to be attended by no bad symptoms, and is sometimes followed by a permanent cure. FINIS.