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The Method and Uses of Cisternal Puncture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2018

W. S. Dawson
W. S. Dawson*
Affiliation:
The Maudsley Hospital, London
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The puncture of the cisterna magna was proposed and carried out in 1919 by Wegeforth, Ayer and Essick, who performed a series of experiments on animals before applying the method to man.

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Part I.—Original Articles
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Journal of Mental Science , Volume 70 , Issue 290 , July 1924 , pp. 376 - 379
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1924 

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