1927
The German ophthalmologist Eugen von Hippel first described angiomas in the eye in 1904.
Arvid Lindau described cerebellar angiomas and spine in 1927.
The term von Hippel-Lindau disease was first used in 1936, however its use became common only in the 1970s.
The first indexed Journal in Neurosurgery was California and Western Medicine.
Schmorl's nodes were first described by the pathologist Christian Georg Schmorl in 1927 as a herniation of the nucleus pulposus through the cartilaginous and bony endplate into the vertebral body.
Many improvements were made to the EVD apparatus itself, including the addition of manometry by Adson and Lillie in 1927, and continued experimentation in cannulation/drainage materials. Technological advancements allowed a great expansion of indications for EVD, sparked by Nils Lundberg, who published a thorough analysis of the use of intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring in patients with brain tumors in 1960. This led to the application of EVD and ICP monitoring in subarachnoid hemorrhage, Reye syndrome, and traumatic brain injury. Recent research in EVD has focused on improving the overall safety of the procedure, which has included the development of guidance-based systems, virtual reality simulators for trainees, and antibiotic-impregnated catheters 1).
Publications
Towne EB. Neurosurgery: Tic Douloureux. Cal West Med. 1927 Dec;27(6):814. PubMed PMID: 18740563; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1655710 2)
Naffziger HC. Neurosurgery: Gliomas. Cal West Med. 1927 Dec;27(6):813. PubMed PMID: 18740561; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1655704 3).
Sharpe W, Peterson CA. OBSERVATIONS IN THE USE OF CISTERNA MAGNA ESTIMATIONS IN NEUROSURGERY. Ann Surg. 1927 Dec;86(6):801-9. PubMed PMID: 17865787; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1399494 4).
Fleming HW. Neurosurgery: Palliative Neurosurgical Methods. Cal West Med. 1927 Sep;27(3):386. PubMed PMID: 18740471; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1655606 5).
Towne EB. Neurosurgery: Localization of Tumors of the Spinal Cord. Cal West Med. 1927 Jul;27(1):88. PubMed PMID: 18740416; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1655548 6).
Fleming HW. Neurosurgery. Cal West Med. 1927 Mar;26(3):368. PubMed PMID: 18740276; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1655397 7).
Towne EB. Neurosurgery: LOCALIZATION of Tumors of the Brain. Cal West Med. 1927 Mar;26(3):367-8. PubMed PMID: 18740275; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1655419 8)