1889 ALEXANDER, William (1844 – 1919)

The treatment of epilepsy.

Alexander was the first to attempt the treatment of epilepsy by surgical means. He removed the superior cervical sympathetic ganglia. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

GMN 4861 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/5643

1941 PENFIELD, Wilder Graves (1891 – 1976); ERICKSON, Theodore

Epilepsy and cerebral localization: A study of the mechanism, treatment and prevention of epileptic seizures.

Penfield’s most widely recognized contribution was the gradual development of cortical excision as an accepted and valuable method of treating medically refractory focal epilepsy. See also No. 4914.2.

GMN 4910.1 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/5992

1950 PENFIELD, Wilder Graves (1891 – 1976); RASMUSSEN, Theodore Brown (1910 – 2002)

The cerebral cortex of man: A clinical study of localization of function.

GMN 13808 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/16096

1954 PENFIELD, Wilder Graves (1891 – 1976); JASPER, Herbert Henri (1906 – 1999)

Epilepsy and the functional anatomy of the human brain.

This comprehensive monograph on the mechanism and surgical treatment of epileptic seizures remains Penfield’s most substantial scientific work. See also No. 4910.1.

GMN 4914.2 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/6016